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
Throughout the week, Sky players tried not to overstate the importance of the game — after all, their primary focus Saturday was erasing the memory of a season-opening blowout to the Fever in Indianapolis.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
CPAs are already trusted as business and tax advisors, and especially as it is connected to crypto the value that can be added to a client via improved tax information is difficult to overstate.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The scope of the changes — some have already begun — is difficult to overstate.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Observers who focus on the headlines and stock gyrations risk overstating Trump’s role in the fortunes of Tesla anyway, Seth Goldstein, an analyst at research firm Morningstar who studies the EV sector, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
CPAs are already trusted as business and tax advisors, and especially as it is connected to crypto the value that can be added to a client via improved tax information is difficult to overstate.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The scope of the changes — some have already begun — is difficult to overstate.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Observers who focus on the headlines and stock gyrations risk overstating Trump’s role in the fortunes of Tesla anyway, Seth Goldstein, an analyst at research firm Morningstar who studies the EV sector, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstate
exaggerate
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Second, the extent of the controversies has often been exaggerated: a handful of Trump supporters have stuck their heads above the parapet, the media have sniffed drama and written up stories about friction, and nothing has ultimately changed.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Opponents of burnout argue that burnout researchers exaggerate that burnout is a condition of epidemic magnitude.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Overstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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