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Overdated vs Overrated - What's the difference?

overdated | overrated |

As verbs the difference between overdated and overrated

is that overdated is past tense of overdate while overrated is past tense of overrate.

As an adjective overrated is

given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

overdated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overdate)

    • overdate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coin in which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die)

    • Verb

    (overdat)
  • To date later than the true or proper period.
    • (Milton)
    (Webster 1913)

    overrated

    English

    Alternative forms

    * over-rated

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overrate)