Antonyms for overvaluing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-val-yoo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈvæl yu |
Definition of overvaluing
- As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
- As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
- As in overrate : verb assign too much value, importance
- As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
- As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
- This acknowledgment, I trust, will save me from any charge of overvaluing Carew.
- Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
- And overvaluing their worldly accommodations, honours, and estates.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- We can never value it too highly: there is no danger of overvaluing it.
- Extract from : « Practical Religion » by John Charles Ryle
- He had been good-humouredly expostulating with me for overvaluing some French poet.
- Extract from : « Matthew Arnold » by George Saintsbury
- We are now in the habit of overvaluing ourselves and undervaluing our enemies.
- Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
- Nevertheless, it can do no good to begin by overvaluing ourselves, or undervaluing our enemies.
- Extract from : « The Spirit Proper to the Times. » by James Walker
- He might perhaps be regarded as overvaluing it with more apparent reason—not, I think, with any reason that is more than apparent.
- Extract from : « The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory » by George Saintsbury
- Because the intellect being also corrupted, ofttimes misleadeth it, by overvaluing transient things.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- Hypocrisy much consisteth in overvaluing man, and making too great a matter of his thoughts and words.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- An overvaluing of ourselves, or esteeming ourselves to be greater, wiser, or better than indeed we are.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
Synonyms for overvaluing
- amplify
- assess too highly
- be intemperate
- belabor
- bite off too much
- blow
- blunder
- build up
- discount
- disregard
- do to death
- drive oneself
- drop the ball
- err
- exaggerate
- exceed
- expect too much of
- fatigue
- get signals crossed
- get wrong
- go overboard
- go too far
- go wrong
- hype
- lay it on
- magnify
- make federal case
- make too much of
- mess up
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misestimate
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misread
- misreckon
- miss by a mile
- misunderstand
- mix up
- not know when to stop
- overassess
- overburden
- overesteem
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overlook
- overplay
- overpraise
- overprize
- overrate
- overreach
- overreckon
- oversell
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- pile on
- pressure
- puff
- rate too highly
- run into the ground
- run riot
- slip up
- strain oneself
- stretch
- stumble
- talk big
- think too highly of
- think too much of
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- wear down
- wear oneself out
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