overrated
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.
the simple past tense and past participle of overrate.
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How to use overrated in a sentence
In an interview with the Texas Observer, Oliver said “Family violence is so, so overrated.”
Besides, among most Satan-fearing Christians, things like confirmation and proof are overrated.
There are reasons, though, to believe that Syrian airpower and air defenses are overrated.
Japanese Ballplayer Gives Best Interview Ever Speaking perfect English is overrated.
Beyoncé, Jimmy Fallon, Will and Jaden Smith, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | June 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe arts are overrated, but the real estate is bubbling like the witch's cauldron in MacBeth.
The commander-in-chief overrated the fighting qualities of the Neapolitan troops and thought it prudent to evacuate Rome.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe named it when he replied to her: "I've simply overrated my strength."
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesBut if the Bourbons overrated their triumph in one way, they immensely underrated it in another.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard GreenThat the public, receiving it at what we now term the psychological moment, may have overrated it is by no means impossible.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineI knew well that I did nothing but what any other person could do, yet it pleased me to see how John overrated my services.
The Late Miss Hollingford | Rosa Mulholland
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