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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The biggest reason the Padres’ offense has been so underachieving and overrated has been that most of the guys who absolutely have to hit have not been doing so.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
And the player who was voted as the most overrated in the league last month has given the Knicks and the NBA a lot of reasons to respect him.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Who is the team’s most underrated player? After finishing third last year behind Jake Ferguson and DeMarcus Lawrence, Prescott gets the top spot, which is interesting when seeing who also clearly got the most votes for most overrated player.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 July 2025
After being named the most overrated player in the league by his peers earlier in the season, Haliburton seemed to be on a mission to prove all the doubters wrong in the playoffs.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
And the player who was voted as the most overrated in the league last month has given the Knicks and the NBA a lot of reasons to respect him.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Who is the team’s most underrated player? After finishing third last year behind Jake Ferguson and DeMarcus Lawrence, Prescott gets the top spot, which is interesting when seeing who also clearly got the most votes for most overrated player.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 July 2025
After being named the most overrated player in the league by his peers earlier in the season, Haliburton seemed to be on a mission to prove all the doubters wrong in the playoffs.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrated. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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