: to rate or value (something or someone) too low : undervalue
His off-the-cuff improvisations, his airy tendency to throw out half-baked ideas, caused others to underrate his continuity of purpose … Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
As I watched the film for the first time …, it seemed to me that its effect was to exploit innocence and violence in ways that overrate the power of the first and underrate the complexity of the second … Vincent Canby
She underrated her student's ability. it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
Recent Examples on the WebManagers, for example, may be biased against women who adopt flexible hours to prioritze caregiving, while women employees often underrate themselves when completing self-evaluations. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 13 July 2022 It’s an old-fashioned system and an obviously imperfect one, destined to overrate some songs and to underrate others. Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 But don’t underrate the resources CBS is pouring into its telecasts and surrounding content relative to ESPN and MLS. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 17 May 2022 According to Holman, Evo’s retail data indicates that women tend to underrate their abilities and gravitate toward less aggressive gear. Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2020 And given the fact that most of his peers at the top of the list hail from much smaller states with more welcoming political environments, the sheer numbers probably underrate Baker’s accomplishment. Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2021 However, that logic has somehow started to underrate the value of elite, top-tier rim protection. Shane Young, Forbes, 19 May 2021 Yet Nemerov may underrate the connection between Greenberg’s actual views of modern painting and Frankenthaler’s artistic practice in the fifties. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021 Many other polls this cycle also tended to underrate support for Trump, raising expectations for a commanding Biden win coupled with a blue wave of Democratic wins down-ballot. Melanie Mason Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020 See More