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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But sense is overrated with actors who can overcome all sensory competition through the singularity of their art.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ohio Republican was selected as Donald Trump's running mate in no small part because of his overrated intellectual chops.

From Salon

"The highly overrated Jewish Governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, made a really bad and poorly delivered speech," Trump wrote.

From BBC

"I watch a lot of football. The Premier League is the best league in the world so it's not overrated, the players are over-worked."

From BBC

To be fair, Teigen says she once told a restaurant owner his eatery was overrated without knowing who he was.

From Los Angeles Times

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