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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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overestimateverb

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

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  1. Hugh Dugan:

    If the U.S. was president, they might have called for more consultations, they could issue a statement on behalf of the council, a presidential statement, kind of a summary of activity, and you could editorialize a little bit in that, i think people overestimate the importance of the Security Council president, it's largely a procedural, diplomatic function and the fact that Russia has been chairing all these meetings on Ukraine hasn’t enabled it to stop the Council meeting pretty much every other day since Monday and meeting again [Saturday] to refer the situation to the General Assembly.

  2. Steve Jobs:

    It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!

  3. 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!

  4. Pete Watt:

    You can't overestimate how big the president's profile is in the UK. The betting interest has extended beyond political gamblers.

  5. 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.


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