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
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The new study could be overestimating tramadol’s benefits, Jakobsen said.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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But if studies focus only on patients with the most acute symptoms, researchers may overestimate the effects of primary variants and miss the subtler role that secondary variants may play in how a disease develops.—
Santhosh Girirajan,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Although Florida is known for its excellent largemouth bass fishing, South Florida has a couple of exotic species that local anglers appreciate even more — peacock bass and snakeheads.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Like the Earth sign, the righteous dog detective Scooby doesn't appreciate confrontation and gets frightened in scary situations.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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My values include the beliefs that all of our students should feel safe, respected, and valued in our schools, that decisions should be made on the best available evidence and data, that our kids are not political pawns, that inclusion creates opportunity, and that schools shouldn’t ban books.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The people hiring them, on the other hand, are looking for employees who value achievement, learning, and hard work.—
Suzy Welch,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wells Fargo reiterates Tesla as underweight Wells said Tesla shares are overvalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, surely stocks are overvalued?—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Known for his comic relief, zany ways of thinking, and cravings for bizarre foods, the audience admires his individuality and loyalty to Scooby.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some tools are made to be admired and fondled as much as they're made to actually be used.—
Ben Coxworth
October 10,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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