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
Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is.
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Good driving is overrated Another thing that links the Drebins is a complete inability to drive safely.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
In their place, The Bad News Bears suggests that losers are sometimes more fun to hang around than the winners, and that winning itself may be overrated.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Trump’s United States may find that, in the dangerous twenty-first century, those splendors are overrated.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Good driving is overrated Another thing that links the Drebins is a complete inability to drive safely.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
In their place, The Bad News Bears suggests that losers are sometimes more fun to hang around than the winners, and that winning itself may be overrated.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Trump’s United States may find that, in the dangerous twenty-first century, those splendors are overrated.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrate
Verb
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But if our models haven't treated abundances properly, the cooling time has likely been overestimated.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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In short, people tend to overestimate how much their feelings come across to others.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pokémon fans will appreciate Jhené Aiko's 2019 Halloween costume as Ash Ketchum, the franchise's protagonist.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the high-flying dot-com days, AOL also engineered what is widely considered among the worst mega-mergers ever with its deal for Time Warner to create AOL Time Warner, completed in January 2001, which was valued at a staggering $350 billion at the time.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The total package over his two-and-a-half-year current contract is valued at $150 million, which includes equity in the club upon his retirement.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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With stocks potentially overvalued, some investors are content to sit on the sidelines.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Following Tesla’s disappointing quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Fortune’s Shawn Tully argues that the company’s stock is vastly overvalued, propped up by CEO Elon Musk’s promises of future innovations.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Someone remembers him admiring her dachshunds.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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While no longer a school after its closure in 1992, lovers of the film can still admire the property's exterior.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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