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Overrated vs Overestimate - What's the difference?

overrated | overestimate |

As verbs the difference between overrated and overestimate

is that overrated is (overrate) while overestimate is to judge too highly.

As an adjective overrated

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

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)

    • overestimate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to judge too highly
    • Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes.

    Antonyms

    * (to judge too highly) underestimate