overrates

Thinks too highly

Overrates means to estimate too highly—to give something more credit, value, or importance than it deserves.

The word usually appears in its past participle form: That restaurant is overrated.

Someone who overrates their own abilities misjudges what they can accomplish.

The opposite is underrates.

misjudgment

overestimates

Gauges too high

miscalculatesFigures incorrectly
misjudgesEstimates or assesses incorrectly
overvaluesEsteems beyond actual worth

overshoots · misreads · overassesses · overexpects · overcounts · misgauges · bias

exaggeration

hype

Exaggerated promotional fanfare

overhypePromote beyond merit
embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration

overstatement · overpraise · puffery · inflates · oversells · magnifies · amplifies · dramatizes · aggrandizes · glorifies

disappointment

letdown

Failure to satisfy expectations

anticlimaxDisappointing conclusion after buildup
underwhelmingFailing to meet expectations
overhypedPromoted beyond merit

disillusionment · undeserving · mediocre · overblown · regret · dissatisfaction · unimpressed · meh · lackluster

Opposites

valuation accuracy

overratesunderrates

Judges below true value

undervalues · underestimates · sells short · devalues · lowballs

Family

overrate, overrated, overrating

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G