Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense underrates, present participle underrating, past tense, past participle underrated
verb
If you underrate someone or something, you do not recognize how clever, important, or significant they are.
We women have a lot of good business skills, although we tend to underrate ourselves. [VERB noun]
He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: underestimate, discount, undervalue, belittle More Synonyms of underrate
underratedadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
He is a very underrated poet.
He stood up and announced that comedians are the most underrated people in our society.
underrate in British English
(ˌʌndəˈreɪt)
verb
(transitive)
to underestimate
underestimate in British English
(ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to make too low an estimate of
he underestimated the cost
2.
to think insufficiently highly of
to underestimate a person
noun (ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmɪt)
3.
too low an estimate
▶ USAGE Underestimate is sometimes wrongly used where overestimate is meant: the importance of his work cannot be overestimated (not cannot be underestimated)
underrate in American English
(ˌʌndərˈreɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌunderˈrated or ˌunderˈrating
to rate, assess, or estimate too low
Examples of 'underrate' in a sentence
underrate
Men tended to underrate him, women - even the most respectable - found themselves fluttering their eyelashes.
Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
In other languages
underrate
British English: underrate VERB
If you underrate someone or something, you do not recognize how clever, important, or significant they are.
We have a lot of good business skills, although we tend to underrate ourselves.
American English: underrate
Brazilian Portuguese: depreciar
Chinese: 低估
European Spanish: subestimar
French: sous-estimer
German: unterschätzen
Italian: sottovalutare
Japanese: 過小評価する
Korean: 과소평가하다
European Portuguese: depreciar
Latin American Spanish: subestimar
(verb)
Definition
to not be aware or take account of the full abilities or potential of
He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury.
Synonyms
underestimate
Never underestimate what you can learn from a group of like-minded people.
discount
undervalue
We must never undervalue freedom.
belittle
We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement.
disparage
his tendency to disparage literature
fail to appreciate
not do justice to
set (too) little store by
misprize
Opposites
exaggerate
,
overvalue
, overestimate,
overrate
,
overprize
Additional synonyms
in the sense of belittle
Definition
to treat (something or someone) as having little value or importance
We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement.
Synonyms
run down,
dismiss,
diminish,
put down,
underestimate,
discredit,
ridicule,
scorn,
rubbish (informal),
degrade,
minimize,
downgrade,
undervalue,
knock (informal),
deride,
malign,
detract from,
denigrate,
scoff at,
disparage,
decry,
sneer at,
underrate,
deprecate,
depreciate,
defame,
derogate
in the sense of disparage
Definition
to speak contemptuously of
his tendency to disparage literature
Synonyms
run down,
dismiss,
put down,
criticize,
underestimate,
discredit,
ridicule,
scorn,
minimize,
disdain,
undervalue,
deride,
slag (off) (slang),
knock (informal),
blast,
flame (informal),
rubbish (informal),
malign,
detract from,
denigrate,
belittle,
decry,
underrate,
vilify,
slander,
deprecate,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
throw shade (at) (slang),
defame,
bad-mouth (slang),
lambast(e),
traduce (formal),
derogate,
asperse
in the sense of undervalue
Definition
to value a person or thing at less than the true worth or importance