adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/
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rhymes with -eɪtɪd
CMU ARPABET:OW2 V ER0 R EY1 T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My sister is an overrated singer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underrated
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of overrate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rated English overrated From over- + rated.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rate English overrate English -ed English overrated From overrate + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
被高估
(bèi gāogū)
— rated too highly
Dutch:
overschat
— rated too highly
Finnish:
yliarvostettu
— rated too highly
French:
surfait
— rated too highly
French:
surestimé
— rated too highly
French:
surcoté
— rated too highly
German:
überschätzt
— rated too highly
German:
überbewertet
— rated too highly
Hungarian:
túlbecsült
— rated too highly
Hungarian:
túlértékelt
— rated too highly
Icelandic:
ofmetinn
— rated too highly
Icelandic:
ofmetin
— rated too highly
Icelandic:
ofemtið
— rated too highly
Indonesian:
diterlalukan
— rated too highly
Indonesian:
lajak dihargai
— rated too highly
Indonesian:
terlalu dilirik
— rated too highly
Japanese:
過大評価された
(kadaihyōka sareta)
— rated too highly
Polish:
przeceniany
— rated too highly
Polish:
przereklamowany
— rated too highly
Portuguese:
sobrestimado
— rated too highly
Romanian:
supraestimat
— rated too highly
Romanian:
supraevaluat
— rated too highly
Romanian:
supraapreciat
— rated too highly
Russian:
переоце́ненный
(pereocénennyj)
— rated too highly
