Overstate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To exaggerate in statement; express or declare in too strong terms.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    • Antonym
    understate   
    Verb Form
    overstated    overstates    overstating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    misinform    mislead   
    Hyponym
    pad    boast    embroider    gasconade    dramatize   
    Form
    overstated    overstating    overstatement   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exaggerate   
     
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