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. Alex Bell:

   It is hard to overstate the importance of Rome, from Mount Aventine, there are no more than half a dozen major works by Turner left in private hands and this work must rank as one of the very finest.

2. Israel Finkelstein:

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

3. Suzanne Maloney:

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

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. Duncan Clark:

   It's hard to overstate his influence given how the company's governance is structured.