as in unnoticed
not appreciated or valued enough
Her work is underappreciated by the critics. an underappreciated talent
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Paying tribute to an underappreciated profession, Late Shift offers a portrait of workaday courage, not least when Floria mouths off to a surgeon on behalf of a patient who feels abandoned.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
But Mikael Granlund getting some love is nice to see; he’s always felt a bit underappreciated.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The next challenge is energy security, which was underappreciated until relatively recently.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
But Mikael Granlund getting some love is nice to see; he’s always felt a bit underappreciated.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
But perhaps the most underappreciated aspect of USAID's work is its singular ability to forge relationships with unlikely partners which help combat the harmful influence of adversaries like China and Russia.
—Brian Schatz, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Underappreciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underappreciated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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