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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For the author Laura van den Berg, living in a place with seasons is overrated.
—Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
Many health experts believe the risk of cancer from PCBs is overrated.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
De Niro’s display of raging bile is typical of this overrated thespian, as is his innate hypocrisy.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Fortune's annual chief executives survey has ranked Musk the nation's most overrated CEO twice straight.
—Harold Maass, theweek, 1 Feb. 2024
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Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
Many health experts believe the risk of cancer from PCBs is overrated.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
De Niro’s display of raging bile is typical of this overrated thespian, as is his innate hypocrisy.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Fortune's annual chief executives survey has ranked Musk the nation's most overrated CEO twice straight.
—Harold Maass, theweek, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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