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underachiever

[uhn-der-uh-chee-ver] / ˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər /
NOUN
failure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappointment
STRONG
also-ran bankrupt bum castaway deadbeat defaulter derelict dud flop good-for-nothing has-been incompetent insolvent loafer loser might-have-been moocher nobody prodigal turkey washout
WEAK
born loser lumpy no-good nonperformer
Antonyms
STRONG
hard worker success
WEAK
accomplishment achievement achiever attainment earnings gain merit win

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It has been a year of the underdog - and also, in a couple of cases, the underachiever.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

He could spend the remainder of his career here as an underachiever who couldn’t stay healthy, or he could go elsewhere and be a reborn savior.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

A committed underachiever, Remi was going blind in her left eye but too slowly to warrant anybody’s concern.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

I vowed to remain an underachiever in Cancer World.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

Bart Simpson, the underachiever, "mediocre and proud of it," is a model for everyone who is told that what really counts is to feel good, period.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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