overrate

transitive-verb
UK: /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/
US: /ˌoʊvərˈreɪt/

  1. To think something is better or more important than it really is.

    1. People overrate that movie, it was not good.
    2. Critics often overrate his early novels, which are interesting but flawed.

  2. To have too high of an opinion of someone or something; to assign an excessively high value to.

    1. Don't overrate your skills, you're still learning.
    2. The market may temporarily overrate the company's stock due to the positive news.

Synonyms

overestimate overvalue magnify inflate exaggerate

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "overrate" in English means: To think something is better or more important than it really is., To have too high of an opinion of someone or something; to assign an excessively high value to..

The phonetic transcription of "overrate" is /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/ in British English and /ˌoʊvərˈreɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overrate": overestimate, overvalue, magnify, inflate, exaggerate.

Example usage of "overrate": "People overrate that movie, it was not good.". More examples on the page.