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. Israel Finkelstein:

   It’s hard to overstate Megiddo’s cultural and economic importance in the late Bronze Age.

2. Linda Yaccarino:

   It is impossible to overstate the power of free, zero dollars means zero barriers between advertisers and consumers.

3. Jeremy Farrar:

   It is impossible to overstate the implications of this work in all Sir Gregory P. Winter daily lives -- biofuels, chemicals, environment, medicine and so much more e.g. treatment of cancer, arthritis, Crohn's, UC and infections -- there are patients with Ebola being treated today with antibody therapies, this has impacted so much of modern medicine.

4. Jen Psaki:

   But I don't want to overstate that, and that's one of the reasons he (Kerry) also reiterated ongoing concerns we have.

5. Tim Albrecht:

   You cannot overstate the importance of having a Joni Scotter in every county, if not as many precincts as you can find somebody. The Joni Scotters of the world are the lifeblood of the Iowa caucus organization. Iowa is special because you can't simply come here, purchase a bunch of TV ads, and expect that to help you win alone. Now certainly, that's a part, but there's nothing that can replace organization. Anybody in this state will tell you if you have the choice between TV ads only or organization only, they would take organization without question. There is no way to measure the value of a solid organization working in Iowa's 99 counties.