UNDERRATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

underrating

verb

present participle of underrate

as in underestimating

to place too low a value on it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade

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underestimating

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And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Consensus estimates are underestimating the strength of the networking company's order book for 2027 and 2028, according to analysts.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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