overrepresented
overrepresented is the simple past and past participle of overrepresent.
Meaning of overrepresent
Verb
overrepresent (third-person singular simple present overrepresents, present participle overrepresenting, simple past and past participle overrepresented)
- To represent as being higher or greater than it is.
- Ms. LeCrone was the only woman, probably overrepresenting the general percentage of female ballet choreographers, but perhaps the most experienced of the group.2010 November 16, Roslyn Sulcas, “Young Ballet-Makers Elaborate on Technique”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2018
Adjective
overrepresented (comparative more overrepresented, superlative most overrepresented)
- Represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.
- Antonyms:
- underrepresented
Antonyms of overrepresented
Forms of overrepresented
| comparative | more overrepresented |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overrepresented |
Origin of overrepresented
From over- + represented.
Questions about overrepresented
- What does overrepresented mean?
- Overrepresented means represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.
- What is overrepresented the simple past and past participle of?
- Overrepresented is the simple past and past participle of overrepresent.
- What part of speech is overrepresented?
- Overrepresented is an adjective.
Words near overrepresented in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overrepresented (page history and authors); overrepresent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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