as in to overestimate
to place too high a value on
I think the critics seriously overrated that movie
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Recent Examples of overrate
The point is, fancy food is just overrated on this particular holiday.
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Declan Chisholm is a serviceable depth defenseman, but the model overrates his contributions in sheltered usage.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Nate Schmidt’s surplus value is technically higher than Reinhart’s — and there’s no denying the former has been an excellent third-pair contributor since January onward — but Schmidt is an example of the model overrating a depth player on an elite team.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
That leads one to wonder if Buckley and his team overrated his striking and failed to focus on Usman’s strengths leading into the fight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Declan Chisholm is a serviceable depth defenseman, but the model overrates his contributions in sheltered usage.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Nate Schmidt’s surplus value is technically higher than Reinhart’s — and there’s no denying the former has been an excellent third-pair contributor since January onward — but Schmidt is an example of the model overrating a depth player on an elite team.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
That leads one to wonder if Buckley and his team overrated his striking and failed to focus on Usman’s strengths leading into the fight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrate
Verb
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Better to overestimate our flaws than to fail to see them in the first place.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Tellis argues that India overestimates its influence on the world stage while lacking the economic heft, military capacity, and alliances to back its great-power ambitions.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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Every panel and every page are so luxuriously rendered that Skybound is offering a deluxe oversized edition for fans who want to appreciate every detail.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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These are heady days for the club and that is something to hold onto and appreciate.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, the global perfume market was valued at $48.05 billion, according to Perfumer & Flavorist.—
Náosha Gregg,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The offer valued ProSieben at around €2B. The future of the ProSieben has been the subject of speculation for months now, with leading shareholders MFE and PPF IM tabling separate bids to increase their stakes.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some analysts think the market is heavily overvalued and thus due for a correction.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s Palantir, a company many love to call overvalued, yet whose growth and margins continue to defy gravity.—
Daniel Newman,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Or, simply admire the talent that manifests throughout Sewanee.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 100 years later, Shalimar remains one of the world’s best-selling fragrances, still admired, collected and worn across generations.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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