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overstate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw |
| Type of | misinform, mislead |
| Has types | blow, blow up, bluster, boast, brag, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, gas, gasconade, lard, overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress, pad, shoot a line, swash, tout, aggrandise, vaunt, aggrandize |
| Derivation | overstatement |
Examples of overstate
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On the other hand, it would be hard to overstate the significance of this panel.
From the forbes.com
It may also be a mistake to overstate the influence Yunus has over microfinance.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is impossible to overstate the excitement of this new path I found myself on.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's hard to overstate how Gilad's captivity has dominated and polarised Israel.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's impossible to overstate the love that Brazilians have for their bar snacks.
From the guardian.co.uk
Among the Republic's political class, it would be hard to overstate the horror.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Wow. It's hard to overstate how disappointing Djokovic's performance was tonight.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The EPA's fuel economy estimates for hybrids used to overstate their frugality.
From the timesunion.com
It is difficult to overstate how good he has been at nearly everything, actually.
From the post-gazette.com
- To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
- (overstated) exaggerated: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
- (Overstating) Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner. Words or expressions associated with exaggeration include: Contexts of exaggeration include: # boasting and bragging by arrogant or manipulative people. # inflated praise in the form of flattery and puffery. ...
- To exaggerate; to state or claim too much
- (overstated) An MPS or other production schedule that contains planned quantities above what can actually be produced due to capacity or material constraints.
