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
Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Zwick says subsequent research has found that Hsieh and Moretti overestimated the size of that effect on economic growth.
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Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Struck in 1922 during an unusually wet period, the Colorado River Compact overestimated how much water the river could provide.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
Most students in the survey overestimated the earning power of their degrees.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia’s post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.
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Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
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Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
Insurers, hospitals, and policy experts took issue with the methodology Paragon used to estimate improper enrollments, saying they likely were vastly overestimated.
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Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Maybe buyers simply overestimated demand when tickets sold out last summer.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 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
Struck in 1922 during an unusually wet period, the Colorado River Compact overestimated how much water the river could provide.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
Most students in the survey overestimated the earning power of their degrees.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia’s post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.
—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
Insurers, hospitals, and policy experts took issue with the methodology Paragon used to estimate improper enrollments, saying they likely were vastly overestimated.
—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Maybe buyers simply overestimated demand when tickets sold out last summer.
—
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimated
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Revolut’s latest fund raise valued the firm at $75bn and Storonsky has spoken of a future IPO which could value the business—if someone doesn’t buy it before then – at north of $200bn.
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Levine Cava said the county would need to sell the property for market rate — and an appraiser once valued the land at $200 million.
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For the Angels, that steady presence has been appreciated during a turbulent season that includes the team firing general manager Perry Minasian and replacing him with interim GM John Mozeliak, as well as another injury absence for Mike Trout.
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But even Bassitt, watching the montage of his greatest Jays moments, appreciated the memories.
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The 23-year-old box-to-box midfielder, a Valencia academy product with 118 top-flight appearances, is admired by Barca's Sporting Director Deco for his all-around play and goal-scoring ability.
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The floral still life was so admired that Caroline Louise, Margravine of Baden, spent three years trying to acquire it through her Paris agent.
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The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric.
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While a company's business quality might be strong, its investment quality diminishes when the narrative is overvalued.
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Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
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In many cases, pilots are overrated.
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“Overestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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