overrated
adjective
over·rat·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈrā-təd 
: rated or valued too highly
an overrated book/movie/restaurant
The reign of James I is under scrutiny again. For too long this king has been the victim of literary pastiche, deployed as a foil to the fleeing glory of the overrated Elizabeth I.—
J. A. Guy
J. A. Guy… Garrick had arranged for a member of the audience (a fellow actor), dressed as a Frenchified fop, to complain—as connoisseurs of French literary taste had complained for generations—that Shakespeare was vulgar, provincial, and overrated.—Jonathan Bate
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But he was also voted the league’s most overrated player in an anonymous player poll by The Athletic.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In an anonymous poll published last month by The Athletic, NBA players voted Haliburton as the most overrated player in the league.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Haliburton was identified as the league’s most overrated player in The Athletic’s annual anonymous NBA player poll.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In an anonymous poll published last month by The Athletic, NBA players voted Haliburton as the most overrated player in the league.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Haliburton was identified as the league’s most overrated player in The Athletic’s annual anonymous NBA player poll.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrated. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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