verb
overstate
Overstate (verb) means to claim more than is really true.
verb
1
To claim more than is really true.
2
To describe something as bigger, better or worse than it actually is.
"A Nobel prize-winning US biologist, who has been widely quoted describing a “smoking gun” to support the thesis that Covid-19 was genetically modified and escaped from a Wuhan lab, has said he overstated the case."
— Peter Beaumont, Leading biologist dampens his ‘smoking gun’ Covid lab leak theory (2021)
"He was suggested not to overstate at the interview."
"I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer."
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What is the meaning of overstate?
"overstate" (verb) means to claim more than is really true.
What is another word for overstate?
Other words for "overstate" include hyperbolise, amplify, hyperbolize, magnify, exaggerate, overdraw.
What is the opposite of overstate?
The opposite of "overstate" is understate.
What are the different meanings of overstate?
"overstate" has 2 main meanings: 1. To claim more than is really true; 2. To describe something as bigger, better or worse than it actually is.
