Definitions

overrated

[oh-ver-rey-tid] / ˌoʊ vərˈreɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

overvalued

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerated overpriced

STRONG

overestimated overpaid

WEAK

hyped-up overpromoted puffed-up pumped-up

Example Sentences

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Liza Prideaux agrees understated decorations are overrated and has embraced "nostalgic, vintage" decor at Christmas for the last two years.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Everyone is concentrating on social media, and I think it’s overrated.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The mythology of Do Your Job and The Patriot Way looked cobwebbed and possibly overrated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Stablecoin’s run is even more impressive given that its stability is overrated.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

After this escape, I was content to take a foggy view of the Inn through the window’s encrusting dirt, and to stand dolefully looking out, saying to myself that London was decidedly overrated.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens