Used in a Sentence

underrepresented

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for underrepresented.

Editorial note

According to you, women were heavily underrepresented in medicine/law/HR/advertising, but were NOT so underrepresented in computing.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of underrepresented gathered in one view.

adjective

Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for underrepresented.

adjective

Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.

Example sentences

1

According to you, women were heavily underrepresented in medicine/law/HR/advertising, but were NOT so underrepresented in computing.

2

As someone from a group that's underrepresented in tech, a co-op structure would make me hesitant to apply.

3

Based on their charts, Asians are massively overrepresented and whites are underrepresented compared to US population.

4

There are plenty of studies that show that underrepresented minorities are, in fact, treated differently.

5

Despite the many benefits of this approach, one danger is that it often inadvertently leaves underrepresented ethnic groups on the sidelines.

6

But I am curious why women were not included in this effort as an underrepresented group in tech.

7

But like most minorities, they are underrepresented in popular culture and zeitgeist.

8

The embedded world is underrepresented for example, but afaik pretty big.

9

But the question is whether some groups such as Blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented relative to their percentage of CS or other engineering degrees for example.

10

BigCorp other than Google and Apple is underrepresented.

11

I do see that PHP is underrepresented in my list, and I just ran across one of PHP's most confusing idioms the other day.

12

The fact that some minorities (for the sake of argument let's take white men v black women) are underrepresented in the number of, say, CS graduates is a bad thing, a problem that needs solving.

Quote examples

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So I am curious what they mean when they say "underrepresented", will that include more Asians?

2

This is the "pipeline excuse" for why various groups are underrepresented in so-called technology jobs.

3

The advantage this service provides to applicants is identifying them as members of underrepresented groups for special consideration; the advantage it provides to companies is identifying these applicants to improve corporate "diversity" (in the narrow identity-politics sense).

4

You know, I prefer seeing an "un-diverse" team of underrepresented groups rather than the traditional "un-diverse" team of the classic Silicon Valley all white and male team.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use underrepresented in a sentence?

According to you, women were heavily underrepresented in medicine/law/HR/advertising, but were NOT so underrepresented in computing.

What does underrepresented mean?

Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.

What part of speech is underrepresented?

underrepresented is commonly used as adjective.