Standard Lemma guide

underrated

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/
  • UK: /ʌn.dəˈɹeɪ.tɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N D ER0 R EY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: overrated

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of underrate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rated English underrated From under- + rated.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rate English underrate English -ed English underrated From underrate + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 被低估 (bèi dīgū) — not given enough recognition
  • Dutch: ondergewaardeerd — not given enough recognition
  • Finnish: aliarvostettu — not given enough recognition
  • French: sous-estimé — not given enough recognition
  • French: mésestimé — not given enough recognition
  • French: trop peu connu — not given enough recognition
  • German: unterschätzt — not given enough recognition
  • Greek: υποτιμημένος (ypotimiménos) — not given enough recognition
  • Indonesian: diremehkan — not given enough recognition
  • Indonesian: kurang dihargai — not given enough recognition
  • Indonesian: kurang dilirik — not given enough recognition
  • Italian: sottovalutato — not given enough recognition
  • Japanese: 過小評価された (kashōhyōka sareta) — not given enough recognition
  • Korean: 낮게 평가하는 (natge pyeonggahaneun) — not given enough recognition
  • Latin: subestimatus — not given enough recognition
  • Polish: niedoceniony — not given enough recognition
  • Polish: niedoceniany — not given enough recognition
  • Portuguese: subestimado — not given enough recognition
  • Portuguese: subvalorizado — not given enough recognition
  • Romanian: subestimat — not given enough recognition
  • Russian: недооце́ненный (nedoocénennyj) — not given enough recognition
  • Spanish: subestimado — not given enough recognition
  • Spanish: subvalorado — not given enough recognition
  • Spanish: infravalorado — not given enough recognition
  • Spanish: minusvalorado — not given enough recognition
  • Swedish: undervärderad — not given enough recognition
  • Turkish: kadri bilinmemiş — not given enough recognition
Real reading context

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