overrated

adjective

over·rat·ed ˌō-vər-ˈrā-təd

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: 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

… 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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He’s got some pro tools (including size, quick hands and a decently hard, though at times overrated, shot). —

Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 If Atkins has been arguably the worst GM in baseball, the Orioles’ analytics guru Mike Elias may be the most overrated. —

Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025 Last season, Sean Payton was, to many in Broncos Country, an annoyance, an abrasive overrated leader who failed to deliver. —

The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024 Besides, going out on New Year’s Eve is overpriced and overrated. —

Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overrated