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
Critics on social media starting suggesting that maybe Messi’s 2026 team was overrated.
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Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
The schematic advantage might also be overrated.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
This reframes the provocation that thinking may be overrated.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Institutions and citizens of such an order should neither overrate the risk nor underrate their own strength and potential to prevail.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
The schematic advantage might also be overrated.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
This reframes the provocation that thinking may be overrated.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Institutions and citizens of such an order should neither overrate the risk nor underrate their own strength and potential to prevail.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrate
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The matches are down in Foxboro, hotel bookings have been overestimated and the Massachusetts host committee has raised just a paltry $20 million.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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My mother-in-law has retired her jeans for more than 10 years now and also appreciates comfy, wide-leg travel pants that don’t compromise her look.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Chryssos appreciates having a mainly female cast for the film.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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OpenAI is rumored to be gearing up to go public later this year or early next, and was recently valued at $852 billion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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As of 2024, Port Laredo accounted for 62% of the state’s land port trade, valued at nearly $340 billion, according to data collected by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Goalies who face a higher volume of outside shots excel in these advanced metrics, suggesting those shots from distance are overvalued, and high-danger attempts, such as backdoor screens and low-to-high one-timers in the slot, aren’t valued enough.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The analyst believes that shares of On are overvalued since the brand is at the higher end of its sportswear and footwear peer group and footwear sales growth is beginning to normalize.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Many of us have known Lorenzo for years and admired his work.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Yet several additional states, from Pennsylvania to Arizona, have their own sparkly populations, with all sorts of safe events to admire them.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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