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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Free agency is a great place to waste money on overrated players, and the Bears have an example of that in Davis, who signed a three-year, $30 million contract a year ago.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
Fame, by the way, is highly overrated because one of the things that keeps eating away at fame is age.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Fifteen years ago, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson thought that, on the heels of True Blood and Twilight, vampires were becoming a bit overrated.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
But take it from a mom who spends her days sweating in the park while her toddler performs death defying acts of athleticism on metal play structures: Demure is overrated.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
Fame, by the way, is highly overrated because one of the things that keeps eating away at fame is age.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Fifteen years ago, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson thought that, on the heels of True Blood and Twilight, vampires were becoming a bit overrated.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
But take it from a mom who spends her days sweating in the park while her toddler performs death defying acts of athleticism on metal play structures: Demure is overrated.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrated. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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