adjective
- given or receiving more honor, respect, or recognition than is deserved or appropriate
Usage: often used in critical or evaluative contexts
Examples
- Some critics argue that the artist is overhonored despite producing only a few significant works.
- The overhonored general received praise that far exceeded his actual military accomplishments.
- She felt the award was overhonored given the modest scope of the project.
- The overhonored tradition had lost much of its original meaning over time.
- Many believe that certain historical figures are overhonored in textbooks.