underreported
Not enough coverage
Underreported describes something that receives less media coverage or official documentation than its significance warrants.
Crime may be underreported when victims don't file complaints.
Health conditions are underreported when cases go undiagnosed.
Sexual harassment in the workplace remains vastly underreported.
The term implies a gap between actual frequency and recorded frequency.
Purposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
disregarded · marginalized · forgotten · sidelined · overshadowed · downplayed · minimized · unnoticed
Tallied below true total
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unrecordedNot written down
- untrackedHaving no recorded path
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
skewed · misrepresented · underestimated · unregistered · discrepancies · gaps · unreliable · undersampled
Made visible or known
- unpublicizedNot brought to notice
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- embargoedProhibited from export
- redactedOfficially removed from view
unbroadcast · unaired · gagged · filtered · spiked · killed · buried · non-newsworthy
Made invisible deliberately
- suppressedForcibly held down
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
buried · withheld · undetected · invisible · latent · unexposed · masked · shrouded
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- institutionalOf formal establishments
disparities · marginalization · underrepresentation · exclusion · stereotyping · selective · slanted · one-sided
ignored
Purposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
unacknowledged · disregarded · marginalized · forgotten · sidelined · overshadowed · downplayed · minimized · unnoticed · unheeded
undercounted
Tallied below true total
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unrecordedNot written down
- untrackedHaving no recorded path
incomplete · skewed · misrepresented · underestimated · unregistered · discrepancies · gaps · unreliable · undersampled · underrepresented
uncovered
Made visible or known
- unpublicizedNot brought to notice
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- embargoedProhibited from export
redacted · unbroadcast · unaired · gagged · filtered · spiked · killed · buried · non-newsworthy · untelevised
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- suppressedForcibly held down
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
obscured · buried · withheld · undetected · invisible · latent · unexposed · masked · shrouded · hushed
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
institutional · disparities · marginalization · underrepresentation · exclusion · stereotyping · selective · slanted · one-sided · gatekeeping
underreportedoverreported
Claimed beyond the facts
overcovered · overexposed · overpublicized · overhyped · sensationalized
underreportedoverreported
Claimed beyond the facts
overcounted · inflated · exaggerated · overstated · overestimated
underreportedhigh-profile
Attracting significant attention
prominent · mainstream · ubiquitous · well-publicized · in the spotlight