Synonyms for overestimate
ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪtover·es·ti·mate

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1. overestimateverb

   to judge too highly

   Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes.

   Antonyms:
   underestimate

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1. overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisalnoun

   an appraisal that is too high

   Synonyms:
   overappraisal, overreckoning, overvaluation, overrating, overestimation

   Antonyms:
   underrate, undervalue, underestimate

2. overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoningverb

   a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

   Synonyms:
   overappraisal, overreckoning, overvaluation, overrating, overestimation

   Antonyms:
   underestimate, undervalue, underrate

3. overestimate, overrateverb

   make too high an estimate of

   "He overestimated his own powers"

   Synonyms:
   overrate, overvalue

   Antonyms:
   underrate, undervalue, underestimate

4. overvalue, overestimateverb

   assign too high a value to

   "You are overestimating the value of your old car"

   Synonyms:
   overrate, overvalue

   Antonyms:
   underrate, underestimate, undervalue

Matched Categories

1. • Misjudge
   • Value

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1. overestimateverb

   Synonyms:
   overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of

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1. List of paraphrases for "overestimate":

   overstate, overestimation, overstatement, over-estimate, overrate, exaggerate, overemphasize, overestimated, underestimate

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1. Eric Hoffer:

   There is probably an element of malice in the readiness to overestimate people; we are laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size.

2. Tony Robbins:

   Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year -- and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!

3. Vladimir Airapetian:

   This discovery is hard to overestimate.

4. Brendan Nyhan:

   Neither intervention had a significant effect on intention to vaccinate, and we probably overestimate how likely messaging is to change people minds about vaccines.

5. David Anderegg:

   You get on a plane and you think you are going to crash because you greatly overestimate the number of planes that actually crash.