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
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
The matches are down in Foxboro, hotel bookings have been overestimated and the Massachusetts host committee has raised just a paltry $20 million.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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
The matches are down in Foxboro, hotel bookings have been overestimated and the Massachusetts host committee has raised just a paltry $20 million.
—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.
—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimated
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But the company is no longer trying to convince investors that it should be valued like a fast-growing renewable developer.
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In a recent viral post on Instagram, a developer shared that he was charged $30,803 in fees to build a modest 747 square-foot two-bedroom home valued at $132,538.
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Yet Wall Street hasn’t appreciated that for quite a long time.
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Since then, Roberts, who will also manage the NL All-Star team, has appreciated how diligent Pages has remained in his routine.
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Those comments will have been warmly welcomed back in Europe by Barcelona’s hierarchy, who will consider his words public confirmation that a player hugely admired by club president Joan Laporta wants to join them.
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Brazil, a country long admired by Haitian fans and players, the toughest.
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None of those investors needs to conclude that the company is overvalued.
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Tesla has remained in the S&P 500 even though critics called it overvalued for years, for example, and Musk’s electric-vehicle company has grown to become one of Wall Street’s 10 biggest companies.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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