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over-rated

over-rated is the simple past and past participle of over-rate.

over-rated is the alternative form of overrated.

Meaning of overrated

Adjective

overrated (comparative more overrated, superlative most overrated)

  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.
    Antonyms:
    underrated

Forms of over-rated

comparativemore over-rated
superlativemost over-rated

Questions about over-rated

What is over-rated the simple past and past participle of?
Over-rated is the simple past and past participle of over-rate.

Words near over-rated in the dictionary

  1. over-pronated
  2. over-pronates
  3. over-pronating
  4. over-pronation
  5. over-rate
  6. over-rated
  7. over-reactive
  8. over-record
  9. over-recorded
  10. over-recording
  11. over-records

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