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overrated

American  
[oh-ver-rey-tid] / ˌoʊ vərˈreɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. too highly rated or praised.

    I don’t know why that coach was so sought-after; he’s an overrated blowhard and has accomplished nothing.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of overrate.

Etymology

Origin of overrated

overrate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Channel Nine's Tony Jones shouted "Novak, he's overrated, Novak's a has-been, Novak kick him out" towards Djokovic fans while live on air at the Australian Open on Friday.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

The fear of new and better ratings suggested that even the big Wall Street firms knew that the bonds they’d been creating had been overrated.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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