overstate Definition
over·state (ō′vər stāt′)
transitive verb -·stat′ed, -·stat′·ing
to give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate
overstate Related Forms
o′ver·state′·ment noun
overstate Synonyms
overstate Usage Examples
Subject
- a.: Difference at the quot state mandated overstated by a. Paying a large insurance provider paid.
- %: What Halifax mean is that their index was overstated by 2 %.
Object
- importance: The general charge against Gould is that he has overstated the importance of his own theories.
- significance: Some reports, however, seem to be overstating the significance of the trial.
- extent: In sum, Jonathan overstates the extent to which pursuit of self-interest drives decision making.
- case: Anderson made the mistake of overstating the case for living history.
- danger: In this case, it is hard to overstate the dangers or the potential for this conflict to impact far beyond the region itself.
- threat: In short, it is hard to overstate the threat of spam to the successful operation of UK businesses.
Used with why or when
what: However, these capacity limits vastly overstate what we could actually solve in real-life.
Preposition: by
- a.: Difference at the quot state mandated overstated by a. Paying a large insurance provider paid.
- %: What Halifax mean is that their index was overstated by 2 %.
Modifying Another Word
- grossly: If anything, many drivers believe that speed as a factor in accidents is grossly overstated.
- vastly: However, these capacity limits vastly overstate what we could actually solve in real-life.
- massively: The number of jobs created by new airports and runways is massively overstated.
- somewhat: Issues of cost However, the complexity argument may have been somewhat overstated.
- greatly: Footpaths take a greater proportion of our annual budget than they should, but their priority is greatly overstated.
- perhaps: This assertion by the applicant is perhaps overstating the position.
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