overrated

[ oh-ver-rey-tid ]

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 ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of overrated¹

overrate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

And at the age of 7, I told him it was overrated.

From Los Angeles Times

But sense is overrated with actors who can overcome all sensory competition through the singularity of their art.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ohio Republican was selected as Donald Trump's running mate in no small part because of his overrated intellectual chops.

From Salon

"The highly overrated Jewish Governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, made a really bad and poorly delivered speech," Trump wrote.

From BBC

"I watch a lot of football. The Premier League is the best league in the world so it's not overrated, the players are over-worked."

From BBC

Related Words

• exaggerated
• overpriced