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underrate

[uhn-der-reyt] / ˌʌn dərˈreɪt /




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“I think a lot of people underrate my speed, my explosiveness,’’ he said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2024

“It made me realize that we often ignore and underrate highly populated places for ichthyological exploratory studies. We now understand not to leave any stones unturned.”

From Scientific American Mar. 25, 2022

So you can’t underrate how massive this win was.

From Fox News Oct. 10, 2021

“I mean, I think people underrate how special he is and how fast he is,” Ravens tight end Nick Boyle said.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2019

He accompanied them as far as the end of the wood with all the cheerfulness he could muster; only begging Hazel, out of hearing of the rest, not to underrate the danger.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

This prevailing narrative underrates Ms. Sears and her political chemistry.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

Whenever anybody asks me about Balanchine, I think of what Jack Nicholson said about Stanley Kubrick: “Everyone pretty much acknowledges him as The Man, and I still think that underrates him.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

Peterson finished with 16 yards on 11 carries, a line that obviously doesn’t stand out, but that somewhat underrates his contribution.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2021

“I think that the medical profession grossly underrates human abilities,” said Eric Topol, a cardiologist and professor at Scripps Research Institute.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2016

I really do not see how more of it could be got into the story, and I think Mr. Boucicault underrates the pleasant effect of his own part.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens

This city may be the South’s most underrated getaway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

It’s an underrated, retro way to discover songs you’ve never heard, songs by artists you love, and songs by artists you forgot you love.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

But the teenage sensation still spearheads their team alongside the underrated Oyarzabal, who boasts a one-in-two scoring record for his country and has found the net five times at this World Cup.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

MarketWatch Picks: The 2 most underrated retirement moves, according to Edelman’s chief financial planner.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

“I think pain is the most underrated emotion available to us,” the Count said.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

I’m not saying criminally underrating someone like Yamamoto should be prosecutable, I’m just wondering why anyone would?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2026

“I think the industry is underrating and underinvesting given the scale,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me the other day during our appearance at a Paley Center for Media event in Menlo Park, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

It is possible that we are now underrating the Sooners, who have won four games by one score?

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2021

Or am I overrating my own importance as a parent and underrating the resilience kids can have?

From Slate Feb. 9, 2020

The captain was of course greatly to blame for not saying a word to any of us of his intention and for so underrating the strength of the chief’s people.

From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley




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