Overplayed vs Overrated - What's the difference?
overplayed | overrated |
(overplay)
and To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
To present something in a manner more dramatic than necessary.
To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
(golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
(overrate)
As verbs the difference between overplayed and overrated
is that overplayed is past tense of overplay 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.overplayed
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Verb
(head)overplay
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Verb
- When Chris overacted''' his part again, the director warned that anyone ' overplaying would be barred from the next production
- Although the play was wonderful, Joshua overplayed his role as the Beast.
- Jack won the last match of blackjack; Theo overplayed .
- The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost.
overrated
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Alternative forms
* over-ratedAdjective
(en adjective)- My sister is an overrated singer.