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overpromise

overpromise verb: to promise more than is delivered.

Verb

overpromise (third-person singular simple present overpromises, present participle overpromising, simple past and past participle overpromised)

  1. To promise more than is delivered.
    • We don't want to overpromise.
    • So rather than posh skin creams that overpromise, a good brow job gives instant results.2008 December 6, Tiyana Grulovic, “Brows are a gal's best accessory”, in Globe and Mail
    Synonyms:
    overcommit

Synonyms of overpromise

Forms of overpromise

third-person singular presentoverpromises
present participleoverpromising
past participleoverpromised
pastoverpromised
alternative formover-promise

Origin of overpromise

From over- + promise.

Questions about overpromise

What does overpromise mean?
Overpromise means to promise more than is delivered.
What part of speech is overpromise?
Overpromise is a verb.
What is the past tense of overpromise?
The past tense of overpromise is overpromised.

Words near overpromise in the dictionary

  1. overprolix
  2. overprominence
  3. overprominent
  4. overprominently
  5. overpromiscuous
  6. overpromise
  7. overpromised
  8. overpromiser
  9. overpromisers
  10. overpromises
  11. overpromising

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