Synonyms for overstate
ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪtover·state

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1. overstateverb

   Antonyms:
   understate

2. overstateverb

   I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.

   Antonyms:
   understate

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1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplifyverb

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

   "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, blow up, amplify, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, overdo, hyperbolize, inflate, magnify

   Antonyms:
   minimise, downplay, understate, minimize

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1. overstateverb

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, overcharge

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1. overstateverb

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate

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1. List of paraphrases for "overstate":

   overestimate, exaggerate, overemphasize, over-emphasise, overemphasise, over-estimate, overdo

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1. Douglas Ellenoff:

   This is a securities transaction, language matters. You may not overstate your situation. You have to give an investor a true north accurate read of your opportunity as it exists today -- the good, the bad and the ugly.

2. Suzanne Maloney:

   It's hard to overstate how angry and resentful the Europeans are.

3. Sebastian Coe:

   We will get the change we want and only then will Russian athletes return to international competition, this is not about politics, this is about the protection of clean athletes. I cannot overstate the feeling around the conference call this evening about sending the strongest possible message that we can.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   Look, it's not like I killed( Osama) Bin Laden, right ? i don't want to overstate what my role was, but it certainly is something that was dangerous.

5. Jamie Raskin:

   I would say( Justice Clarence Thomas) has a relevant testimony to render, and she should come forward and give it. I don't want to overstate her role, we've talked to more than 1,000 people, but we'd like to hear from Newt Gingrich and we'd like to hear from her, too.