OVERSTATE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

overstate

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈstāt

Definition of overstate

as in to exaggerate

to describe or express in too strong terms it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!

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Recent Examples of overstate The report also noted DOGE had claimed $113 million in savings from cuts to 264 leases, but GAO found that information overstated the savings. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Some political analysts have warned against overstating an ideological divide between Wiener and Chan. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 The Bulls’ reported interest in Mathurin, though, has been overstated, according to a league source who was granted anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 So while the streamers are swimming in eff-you money, the NFL’s opportunity to leverage all that dough as a means of encouraging its legacy partners to dig deeper in may be wildly overstated. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overstate

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exaggerate

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Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Ng argued that powerful companies have exaggerated those threats to restrict open models and limit competition.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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