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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; noun oh-ver-es-tuh-mit
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt



Definition of overestimate

  • As in inflate : verb blow up, increase
  • As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
  • As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
  • As in misjudge : verb get the wrong idea
  • As in mistake : verb mix up, misunderstand
  • As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
  • As in overrate : verb assign too much value, importance
  • As in overstate : verb exaggerate
  • As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
  • As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
  • As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
  • As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
Example sentences :
  • Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil.
  • Extract from : « Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It would be difficult, however, to overestimate its indirect consequences.
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • The French did not overestimate the magnitude of the victory they had won.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
  • It is impossible to overestimate the durability of homespun materials.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • It would be difficult to overestimate the effect of these Letters abroad.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
  • Mr. Boyle, like most short men, was apt to overestimate the qualities of size.
  • Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • And Berrington had made a discovery, the importance of which it was impossible to overestimate.
  • Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White
  • Though I am one of those who think it would be easy to overestimate the importance——'
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
  • It is not easy to overestimate the significance of this change.
  • Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
  • It is impossible to overestimate the significance of this spot.
  • Extract from : « The Old Coast Road » by Agnes Rothery

Synonyms for overestimate

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