overrate

[oh-ver-reyt] / ˌoʊ vərˈreɪt /

VERB

assign too much value, importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate magnify overestimate oversell overvalue

STRONG

exceed overpraise

WEAK

assess too highly build up expect too much of make too much of overassess overesteem overprize overreckon rate too highly think too highly of think too much of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

WEAK

underrate undervalue

Example Sentences

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I guess I’d like to be not quite as underrated — maybe even, dare I say, to be overrated.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think the specific motive, the French election, that has been discussed in the media is overrated,” Kocher said.

From The Wall Street Journal

We came to Park City to argue, to coalesce around favorites, to hate on the overrated.

From Los Angeles Times

“Throw away that skirt. It is a talent, to learn to dress like yourself. Beauty is overrated, but it is not a sin.”

From Literature

When a movement loses its ability to shape events, it begins to overrate the importance of symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal