overstates

Verb

overstate (third-person singular simple present overstates, present participle overstating, simple past and past participle overstated)

1. (transitive) To state or claim too much.

   Synonyms:

   overapproximate, overreckon, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overthink

   Antonyms:

   underestimate, understate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon

2. (transitive) 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.

   Synonyms:

   exaggerate, hyperbolize, overdo, big up, cut it fat, overcharge, overemphasize, play up, stretch, three-sheet

   Antonyms:

   deprecate, underdo, understate