undercompensates
Pays too little
Undercompensates means to compensate insufficiently—to fall short in making up for something.
A salary might undercompensate for long hours, or a correction might undercompensate for an earlier error: The new policy undercompensates for the damage already done.
The opposite of overcompensate, it suggests inadequate adjustment or payment.
Not sufficient for purpose
- deficientHaving too little
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- underpaysPays below fair value
- shortchangesGives back too little
meager · scant · lacking · minimal · nominal · token · paltry · insufficient
Measurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
prejudice · marginalized · disadvantaged · inequitable · unequal · imbalance · favoritism · partiality
Rated below true worth
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- underpaidGiven inadequate wages
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
neglected · disregarded · unrecognized · taken-for-granted · overburdened · overtaxed · overextended · burnout
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
shortchanges · meager · scant · lacking · minimal · nominal · token · paltry · insufficient · sparse
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
injustice · prejudice · marginalized · disadvantaged · inequitable · unequal · imbalance · favoritism · partiality · grievance
undervalued
Rated below true worth
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- underpaidGiven inadequate wages
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
unappreciated · neglected · disregarded · unrecognized · taken-for-granted · overburdened · overtaxed · overextended · burnout · drained
undercompensatesovercompensates
Corrects beyond what's needed
overpays · overrewards · overvalues · indulges · spoils