Overrate and Scorn

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Overrate verb - To place too high a value on.

Usage example: I think the critics seriously overrated that movie

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Scorn is an antonym for overrate.

Nearby Word: overrating

Scorn verb - To show contempt for.

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Overrate is an antonym for scorn.

Nearby Words: scornful, scorned, scornfully, scorning

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