OVERVALUES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

overvalues

verb

present tense third-person singular of overvalue

as in values

to place too high a value on some people overvalue material things

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Recent Examples of overvalues Some think that price tag significantly overvalues the company. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 By including rising rents into the calculation for how much landlord expenses are increasing, the data overvalues landlord expenses to justify further rent increases. — Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026

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Hurzeler values 36-year-old Steele’s dressing room input, which is even more relevant now after a summer cull of the core group of experienced professionals.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The binding agreement with Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock managed funds values Adani Airport Holdings at about $18 billion on a pre-money basis, according to the company statement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of values

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The critic's power stems from the brain's inherent negativity bias, a survival mechanism that overestimates threats.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Hopkins is, perhaps, the closest thing this story has to a Kornev—a principled outsider who ultimately overestimates the value of his own empathy and knowledge.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of overestimates

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The September drive Chase Meidroth appreciates the progress the Sox have made throughout the season.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Smith appreciates Flores’ creativity, and Flores respects Smith’s ability to call the game from the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of appreciates

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Anna, the film suggests, admires her husband warts and all, perhaps because there’s an enticing authenticity in all his inadequacies and brutish ways.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Bucci admires the modern show’s scale, organization and ambition, describing it as a festival of show jumping, with world-class facilities, footing, hospitality and stabling.

— Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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