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overestimated

verb

past tense of overestimate
as in valued
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 overestimated Eddie overestimated the strength of the statue’s material, and to his surprise, the head popped right off the body like a champagne cork, soared through the air, thunked off the ground, and rolled down the hallway. — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Of the four devices tested, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Garmin Forerunner 955 systematically overestimated energy expenditure the most. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 For two months in a row, prediction market traders and economists have overestimated payroll numbers. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The market just overestimated how mechanical the selling would be. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Polls overestimated Abdul El-Sayed’s lead by 12 percentage points. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Later studies suggested the calculator overestimated risk in some groups, including men and Black adults, and did not characterize risk as accurately in other populations. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 July 2026 Valerian both underestimated the enemy and overestimated Roman military strength. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Barely a month ago, there was plenty of fretting that FIFA had grossly overestimated the crowds that would descend on the tournament’s host cities and stadiums. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimated
  1. valued
  2. appreciated
  3. admired
  4. overvalued
  5. overrated
Verb
  • Founded in 2018, the PLL’s most recent funding round valued the league at more than $500 million, according to press reports.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • By using employee feedback as a roadmap, organizations can close leadership gaps, develop stronger leaders, and create workplaces where employees feel heard, valued, and motivated.
    — Samantha Likson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of valued
Verb
  • Reyez appreciated the festival being free to attendees and the affordability of the food and items available at booths.
    — J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This was in the nineties, before real-estate investment trusts and private-equity firms had fully appreciated the cash-cow potential of housing people’s stuff, so there weren’t many similar facilities around.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of appreciated
Verb
  • The car was purchased brand new in 1983 after Trevino's grandmother spotted it at a dealership and admired it.
    — Ashley Williams, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Paris is admired worldwide for aesthetic beauty, but the city kept hitting the news for another reason in recent months as record-breaking highs climbed beyond 40 C (104 F) on the roasting streets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of admired
Verb
  • Analysts said the stock, after a huge surge following the success in a trial of its experimental cancer vaccine for melanoma, is now overvalued.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the robust results, some analysts suggest BHP's share price, up 41% this year, may be overvalued.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of overvalued
Verb
  • Some—including Poe—thought Irving overrated, in the way that best-selling writers are always overrated.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of overrated

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“Overestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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