underappreciated
adjective
un·der·ap·pre·ci·at·ed
ˌən-dər-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd 
: not duly appreciated
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Her work is underappreciated by the critics.
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Another underappreciated factor is mutual dependency.
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Absurd and poignant family stories alternate with tales about such writers as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, the underappreciated Wright Morris and Maeve Brennan, Lorraine Hansberry, Bette Howland, Paul Celan, and Andre Dubus.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The hero is a stand-in, paradoxically, for both AI fanboys and those underappreciated tech workers whose jobs are imperiled by the technology.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Emergent theories of evolution, questions of science and mysticism, and an illuminating romance are at the heart of Gilbert’s sprawling historical tale, one of her more underappreciated works of fiction.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Absurd and poignant family stories alternate with tales about such writers as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, the underappreciated Wright Morris and Maeve Brennan, Lorraine Hansberry, Bette Howland, Paul Celan, and Andre Dubus.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The hero is a stand-in, paradoxically, for both AI fanboys and those underappreciated tech workers whose jobs are imperiled by the technology.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Emergent theories of evolution, questions of science and mysticism, and an illuminating romance are at the heart of Gilbert’s sprawling historical tale, one of her more underappreciated works of fiction.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for underappreciated
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“Underappreciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underappreciated. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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