overrated

comparative more overrated · superlative most overrated · alternative over-rated

1. Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

   My sister is an overrated singer.

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   I say, “Tom Cruise,” because I know Irene hates Tom Cruise and she'll go on and on about why he's completely overrated.

   2008, Lisa Tucker, Shout Down the Moon, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

   Antonyms: underrated

alternative over-rated

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overrate