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underachiever

un·der·a·chiev·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-der-uh-chee-ver]
    • /ˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər/
    • /ˌʌn.də.rəˈtʃiː.vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-uh-chee-ver]
    • /ˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər/

Definitions of underachiever word

  • noun underachiever a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc. 1
  • noun underachiever a person or thing that performs below expectations. 1
  • noun underachiever sb who performs poorly 1
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Origin of underachiever

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; under- + achiever

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Parts of speech for Underachiever

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Underachiever

underachiever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

underachiever usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for underachiever

noun underachiever

  • born loser — (Informal) (often derogatory) A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
  • defaulter — A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
  • has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
  • in-solvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
All 10 Synonyms of underachiever

Antonyms for underachiever

noun underachiever

  • overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
Just one Antonym for underachiever

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