as in exaggerating
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 overstating
The surge in immigration was the primary reason why the elevated unemployment rate was overstating the degree of labor market softness.
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Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s a danger of overstating the significance of one band.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
And finally… There’s no overstating the scale of the crisis at Sheffield Wednesday.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Ansfield discusses these phenomena with admirable sensitivity yet warns against overstating their significance.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Along the way, commentators have scuttled important details, understating or overstating the movement's potential spoils and perils.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
But while the reductions are real, some say Scott is overstating his role.
—Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
In lieu of sugarcoating the possibility of being made whole again and/or overstating the extent to which a mutual understanding might allow these characters to identify their common enemy, the film cannonballs into the grim absurdity of a world that’s lost control of itself.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Outside observers generally say the administration is not overstating either the fact of the intense race or the importance of winning it.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s a danger of overstating the significance of one band.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
And finally… There’s no overstating the scale of the crisis at Sheffield Wednesday.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Ansfield discusses these phenomena with admirable sensitivity yet warns against overstating their significance.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Along the way, commentators have scuttled important details, understating or overstating the movement's potential spoils and perils.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
But while the reductions are real, some say Scott is overstating his role.
—Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
In lieu of sugarcoating the possibility of being made whole again and/or overstating the extent to which a mutual understanding might allow these characters to identify their common enemy, the film cannonballs into the grim absurdity of a world that’s lost control of itself.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Outside observers generally say the administration is not overstating either the fact of the intense race or the importance of winning it.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstating
exaggerating
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Roman wondered, perhaps exaggerating the growth and maturity of Alt over the past 12 months.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Overstating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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