overstated
UK/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/
overstated adjective: having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently. Also the simple past and past participle of overstate.
Adjective
overstated (comparative more overstated, superlative most overstated)
- Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
Also used as
overstated is also the simple past and past participle of overstate.
Forms of overstated
| comparative | more overstated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overstated |
Words formed from overstated
Words that rhyme with overstated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
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- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about overstated
- What does overstated mean?
- Overstated means having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
- What part of speech is overstated?
- Overstated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce overstated?
- Overstated is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ (UK).
Words near overstated in the dictionary
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