OVERESTIMATE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

overestimate

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt

Definition of overestimate

as in to appreciate

to place too high a value on the contractors overestimated their ability to do the work on such short notice

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Recent Examples of overestimate The redundancies may also cause grid planners to overestimate demand. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026 The current argument overestimates how fast AI is overtaking and replacing the SaaS landscape. — Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Zwick says subsequent research has found that Hsieh and Moretti overestimated the size of that effect on economic growth. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 June 2026 Still, Clark and Alaimo warned parents to not overestimate their ability to provide safety from afar. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overestimate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate

Verb

Wider Michelin tires come standard, as does enhanced regenerative braking and handy access panels to make servicing easier – a feature your mechanic will certainly appreciate.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2026
Highbrow reviewers didn't always appreciate their brilliance back then, but looking back all these decades later, many of the best examples still stand up now.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of appreciate

Verb

Empathy and active listening appear among the 10 core skills employers value most, alongside analytical thinking, resilience and creativity.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
But this view risks fetishizing embodiment and emotion, much the same way that previous generations valued reason and language to an outsized degree to prove that humans are distinct from animals.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Definition of value

Verb

This year, the sector has seen more volatile trade, as investors have questioned whether companies can meet the growing demand and whether some pockets of the industry are overvalued.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Definition of overvalue

Verb

The obvious gem of the collection is the attention-getting title story, about the Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who died in 2024 — and whose complex, layered short fiction Aviv admires.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
With caffeine in hand, stroll to Davidson College’s Historic Quad to admire the Greek Revival architecture featured in landmarks like the columned Chambers Building (the center of academic life) and Philanthropic Hall (dating back to 1850).

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

Definition of admire

Verb

Leaders must ensure fun is authentic, not forced, respecting professional boundaries and addressing any underlying issues.

— Rick Tollakson, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Beals will play the female lead — and Sam and Nick’s boss — Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026