underappreciated

adjective

Definition of underappreciatednext
as in unnoticed
not appreciated or valued enough Her work is underappreciated by the critics. an underappreciated talent

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Recent Examples of underappreciated Perhaps the most underappreciated commercial development in Africa has been the recent influx of Gulf capital. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 The researchers had hypothesized that, in the mixing of fluids in large natural systems, turbulence generated by tiny organisms plays an underappreciated role. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Nonetheless, bonds have played an integral if underappreciated part in humankind’s evolution from subsistence farming to the modern era. — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 One of the most underappreciated aspects of the role is deciding how fast to move and when. — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underappreciated
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unnoticed
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  • Acoustic monitoring could therefore provide an additional layer of protection by identifying unusual mechanical behaviour that might otherwise go unnoticed during routine inspections.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Order timestamps cannot explain whether preparation was slow or a finished item waited unnoticed.
    — Maria Zhang, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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