underrates
Doesn't appreciate enough
Underrates means to assign too low a value or importance to something.
Someone who underrates a competitor fails to recognize their strength.
A film can be underrated if critics dismiss it unfairly: The movie was underrated when it came out but is now considered a classic.
The word implies a misjudgment that may later become apparent.
Estimates or assesses incorrectly
- miscalculatesFigures incorrectly
- overlooksMisses or surveys
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- undervaluesRates below true worth
misapprehends · underappreciates · discounts · downplays · minimizes · neglects · ignores · misperceives
Rated below true worth
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unsungNot praised or honored
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
unacknowledged · uncelebrated · forgotten · neglected · ignored · overshadowed · uncredited · unpraised
Becomes smaller or weaker
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of
- denigratesCriticizes unfairly, damages reputation
- demeansCauses loss of dignity
slights · discredits · undermines · devalues · puts down · talks down · condescends · patronizes
misjudges
Estimates or assesses incorrectly
- miscalculatesFigures incorrectly
- overlooksMisses or surveys
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
undervalues · misapprehends · underappreciates · discounts · downplays · minimizes · neglects · ignores · misperceives · undersells
undervalued
Rated below true worth
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unsungNot praised or honored
unrecognized · unacknowledged · uncelebrated · forgotten · neglected · ignored · overshadowed · uncredited · unpraised · disregarded
diminishes
Becomes smaller or weaker
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of
- denigratesCriticizes unfairly, damages reputation
demeans · slights · discredits · undermines · devalues · puts down · talks down · condescends · patronizes · trivializes
underratesoverrates
Judges too favorably
overestimates · overvalues · overstates · overpraises · inflates
underratesoverrates
Judges too favorably
overestimates · emphasizes · celebrates · glorifies · exalts
underratesappreciates
Recognizes merit in
values · recognizes · acknowledges · emphasizes · celebrates