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Overstate

Definition of Overstate

  • 1. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth Verb

Synonyms for word "overstate"

  • amplify
  • exaggerate
  • hyperbolise
  • hyperbolize
  • magnify
  • overdraw

Semanticaly linked words with "overstate"

  • misinform
  • mislead
  • overemphasise
  • overemphasize
  • overstress
  • blow
  • bluster
  • boast
  • brag
  • gas
  • gasconade
  • shoot a line
  • swash
  • tout
  • vaunt
  • aggrandise
  • aggrandize
  • blow up
  • dramatise
  • dramatize
  • embellish
  • embroider
  • lard
  • pad

Lexical Analysis for "overstate"

  1. overstatement
    Noun
    derivation
    1
    1. making to seem more important than it really is
  2. understate
    Verb
    antonym
    1
    1. represent as less significant or important
Words Rhyme with overstate
  • ablactate
  • acetate
  • agitate
  • amputate
  • annotate
  • apostate
  • auscultate
  • bidentate
  • capacitate
  • capitate
  • church-state
  • city-state
  • coarctate
  • cogitate
  • commentate
  • commutate
Etymology for overstate
  • etymological origin of over-
  • etymological origin of state
  • is derived from overstated
  • is derived from overstatement
  • is derived from overstates
  • is derived from overstating
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