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
Neil Dutta, head of economic research at the Renaissance Macro consultancy, said in a recent note that uncertainty over White House policies is overrated compared with other looming constraints on growth.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
As the Cavaliers failed to meet expectations in the regular season last year, there was some question as to whether Mobley’s potential had been overrated coming into and during his rookie year.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
On-air remarks by a commentator working for the host broadcaster about Djokovic being overrated and a has-been caused a stir during Week 1 of the Australian Open.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Venu Sports was always overrated by the industry as some sort of game changer.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
As the Cavaliers failed to meet expectations in the regular season last year, there was some question as to whether Mobley’s potential had been overrated coming into and during his rookie year.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
On-air remarks by a commentator working for the host broadcaster about Djokovic being overrated and a has-been caused a stir during Week 1 of the Australian Open.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Venu Sports was always overrated by the industry as some sort of game changer.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrate
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Analysts could underestimate the benefit the custodial parent was eligible for and overestimate the benefits the noncustodial parent was eligible for.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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How Much Other Students Actually Drink A 2020 study in the journal of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors found that 84.8% of first year students overestimated the frequency of heavy drinking among all first-year students of the same gender.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Thai isn’t a particularly easy language to learn but an effort to grasp the basics will always be appreciated by the locals.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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To truly appreciate Toronto's culinary heritage, Kish recommends diving into the city's food history—including surprising discoveries like the Canadian origins of sushi pizza and Hawaiian pizza.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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Business journals value the sports memorabilia market alone at $30 billion and the priciest collectibles sell for well over $10 million.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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There’s value in that redundancy, as journalists compete with one another in their search for facts, and news junkies value the subtle differences among competing accounts of the same events.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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To this end, the specialized services of accident attorneys cannot be overvalued.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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John Schneider made his infamous comments re: guards being overpaid and overvalued.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, such tactical flexibility is to be admired as Potter looks to implement a style of play that is grounded in the same principles, irrespective of his system or personnel.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Audi can make your 2010s niche racing dreams come true, in other words, which is probably a better way to spend the money burning a hole in your pocket than buying yet another supercar that will sit in a garage to be admired.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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