overhyped
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈhaɪpt/
- I enjoyed the Avengers, but I felt it was really overhyped.
- the most overhyped
- overhyped story
- overhyped event
I think Airbnb is so overhyped it's ridiculous.
- I think Airbnb is so overhyped it's ridiculous.
- I think some brands tend to be a little bit more overhyped.
- Next one, have you ever thought that the side men are overhyped?
- Maybe it's which writer or writers do you feel are overrated, overhyped.
- Let's just have a big old complaint fest and talk about new items that are overhyped, overpriced and just don't work.
- And so I kind of wanted to see if I go do all of these like super trendy, overhyped things, is it worth it?
- OK, you guys, and that is it for today's video testing out some viral overhyped AF drugstore makeup.
Examples
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The overhyped nature of stem cell therapies is a topic that's come up here several times.
Blog text (14) -
The conclusion: another overhyped game.
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Perhaps the most overhyped metric of social media is the gross number of participants.
Academic text (2011) -
Gold is overpriced, overhyped, and due for a big price drop.
Blog text (32) -
Simply put, I never fail to be underwhelmed by the overhyped technology known as the Music Genome Project.
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The league's most over-covered, overhyped team over the last several years hosts one of the league's best teams.
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"There's the sense that this stuff was oversold and overhyped," says Dennis Kennedy, a solo practitioner in St. Louis.
Academic text (2003) -
Many people think the new smartphone is overhyped and not worth the price.
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The movie was so overhyped that it didn't live up to my expectations.
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Critics claim the festival is overhyped and does not offer the experiences promised.
Synonyms
People think it is better than it really is
Exaggerated and showy in style or speech
People make it seem more exciting or important than it is
Made to look bigger or more important than it really is
People treat it as more important or special than it really is
Given too much attention so it seems better than it is
Looks bigger or more important than it really is
Makes something seem bigger or more important than it really is
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overhyped combines the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and the word hype meaning 'big, loud publicity or praise'. So something overhyped is given too much praise or attention and often is not as good as people say.