overrated
UK/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/
overrated adjective: given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity. Also the simple past and past participle of overrate.
Adjective
overrated (comparative more overrated, superlative most overrated)
- Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
- My sister is an overrated singer.
- 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
Also used as
overrated is also the simple past and past participle of overrate.
overrated meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi
overrated in Hindi
- ओवररेटेड, ओवररेटेड किया गया
overrated in Marathi
- अतिमानांकित
overrated in Bengali
- ওভাররেটেড, ওভাররেটেড করা
overrated in Punjabi
- ਓਵਰਰੇਟਿਡ, ਓਵਰਰੇਟਿੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ
More languagesFewer languages
- overrated in Gujarati
- ઓવરરેટેડ
- overrated in Odia
- ଓଭରରେଟେଡ୍, ଓଭରରେଟେଡ୍ ହୋଇଛି
- overrated in Indonesian
- diterlalukan, lajak dihargai, terlalu dilirik
Antonyms of overrated
Forms of overrated
| comparative | more overrated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overrated |
| alternative form | over-rated |
Origin of overrated
From over- + rated.
From overrate + -ed.
Words formed from overrated
Words that rhyme with overrated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overstated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about overrated
- What does overrated mean?
- Overrated means given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
- What is overrated in Hindi?
- Overrated in Hindi is ओवररेटेड, ओवररेटेड किया गया. See Overrated meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is overrated?
- Overrated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce overrated?
- Overrated is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/ (UK).
Words near overrated in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overrated (page history and authors); overrated (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overrated (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overrated (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overrated (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overrated (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overrated (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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