as in to overestimate
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvalue
In January 2025, Wall Street analysts saw Vertiv’s stock as overvalued, noted my post on Forbes.
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Lynn Cleveland, Centennial As a sports city, Denver is notorious for overvaluing talent.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
Tesla Takedown, an organization behind many of the protests, took note of the poor financial results Wednesday and said the company is overvalued.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 23 July 2025
The average ratio ranges from 16 to 20, according to Charles Schwab, meaning a ratio of 22.2 implies stocks may be slightly overvalued by investors.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Lynn Cleveland, Centennial As a sports city, Denver is notorious for overvaluing talent.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
Tesla Takedown, an organization behind many of the protests, took note of the poor financial results Wednesday and said the company is overvalued.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 23 July 2025
The average ratio ranges from 16 to 20, according to Charles Schwab, meaning a ratio of 22.2 implies stocks may be slightly overvalued by investors.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalue
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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This may have to do with the pricing leading to people valuing the bags for reuse.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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OpenAI in share sales talk that would value it at $500 billion.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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The sweet yellow box bedroom is a hit with kids, and grown-ups will appreciate the calm, thoughtful set up.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 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
Verb
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Advertisement Good driving is overrated Another thing that links the Drebins is a complete inability to drive safely.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Did Pogacar’s win show Visma’s super-squad approach is overrated? Waugh: Overrated would be a stretch.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Overvalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalue. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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