overstate
UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt//ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/
overstate verb: to state or claim too much.
Verb
overstate (third-person singular simple present overstates, present participle overstating, simple past and past participle overstated)
- To state or claim too much.
- Synonyms:
- overapproximate, overreckon, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overthink
- To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
- I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
- He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.
- Synonyms:
- exaggerate, hyperbolize, overdo, big up, cut it fat, overcharge, overemphasize, play up, stretch, three-sheet
- Antonyms:
- deprecate, underdo, understate
overstate meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
overstate in Tamil
- மிகைப்படக் கூறு
overstate in Malayalam
- അതിയായി വർണ്ണിക്കുക, പെരുപ്പിച്ച് കാട്ടുക
overstate in Kannada
- ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿಸು, ಅತ್ಯುಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಹೇಳು, ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳು
Examples of overstate in a sentence
- I'm requesting PTO for this drop, I cannot overstate my excitement.
- The initial damage assessment suggests that President Trump’s claim that Iran’s nuclear facilities were “obliterated” was overstated.
- It’s hard to overstate the global soft power impact of America’s cultural diversity.”
Synonyms of overstate
- overapproximate
- overreckon
- overestimate
- overhold
- overrate
- exaggerate
- hyperbolize
- overdo
- big up
- overemphasize
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Antonyms
- underestimate
- understate
- misunderestimate
- sell short
- underapproximate
- underguess
- underjudge
- underrate
- underreckon
- deprecate
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Forms of overstate
| third-person singular present | overstates |
|---|---|
| present participle | overstating |
| past participle | overstated |
| past | overstated |
Origin of overstate
From over- + state.
Words formed from overstate
Questions about overstate
- What does overstate mean?
- Overstate means to state or claim too much.
- What is overstate in Tamil?
- Overstate in Tamil is மிகைப்படக் கூறு. See Overstate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is overstate?
- Overstate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce overstate?
- Overstate is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of overstate?
- The past tense of overstate is overstated.
Words near overstate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: overstate (page history and authors); overstate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overstate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overstate (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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