Synonyms for overestimate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; noun oh-ver-es-tuh-mit |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for overestimate Other synonyms for the word overestimate
- addle
- aerate
- aggrandize
- amplify
- assess too highly
- balloon
- bark up wrong tree
- be intemperate
- be misled
- be off the mark
- be overcritical
- be partial
- be unfair
- be wrong
- beef up
- belabor
- bite off too much
- blow
- blow out of proportion
- blow up
- blow-up
- blunder
- boast
- botch
- brag
- build up
- bungle
- caricature
- color
- come to hasty conclusion
- confound
- cook up
- corrupt
- cram
- deceive oneself
- dilate
- discount
- disregard
- distend
- do to death
- dogmatize
- dramatize
- drive oneself
- drop the ball
- elaborate
- embellish
- embroider
- escalate
- exaggerate
- exalt
- exceed
- expand
- expect too much of
- fabricate
- fail
- falsify
- fatigue
- flesh out
- fudge
- get signals crossed
- get wrong
- go overboard
- go to extremes
- go too far
- go wrong
- goof
- have wrong impression
- heighten
- hike
- hype
- hyperbolize
- inflate
- intensify
- jumble
- lapse
- lay it on
- lay it on thick
- lie
- loud talk
- magnify
- make a mess
- make federal case
- make mountain of molehill
- make mountain out of molehill
- make too much of
- maximize
- mess up
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- miscomprehend
- misconceive
- misconjecture
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misdeem
- misestimate
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misknow
- misquote
- misread
- misreckon
- misreport
- misrepresent
- miss
- miss by a mile
- miss the boat
- mistake
- misthink
- misunderstand
- mix up
- not know
- not know when to stop
- omit
- overassess
- overburden
- overcharge
- overdo
- overdraw
- overelaborate
- overembellish
- overemphasize
- overesteem
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overlook
- overplay
- overpraise
- overprize
- overrate
- overreach
- overreckon
- oversell
- overstate
- overstress
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- pad
- pile on
- play up
- prejudge
- pressure
- presume
- presuppose
- pretty up
- puff
- puff up
- pump up
- put foot in
- put on
- pyramid
- raise
- rate too highly
- romance
- romanticize
- run into the ground
- run riot
- scam
- slip
- slip up
- snarl
- spread
- spread on thick
- strain oneself
- stretch
- stretch the truth
- stumble
- suppose
- surcharge
- swell up
- take for
- talk big
- tangle
- think too highly of
- think too much of
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- up
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- widen
- yeast
Définition of overestimate
- As in inflate : verb blow up, increase
- As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
- As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
- As in misjudge : verb get the wrong idea
- As in mistake : verb mix up, misunderstand
- As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
- As in overrate : verb assign too much value, importance
- As in overstate : verb exaggerate
- As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
- As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
- As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
- As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
- Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil.
- Extract from : « Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It would be difficult, however, to overestimate its indirect consequences.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- The French did not overestimate the magnitude of the victory they had won.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- It is impossible to overestimate the durability of homespun materials.
- Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
- It would be difficult to overestimate the effect of these Letters abroad.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
- Mr. Boyle, like most short men, was apt to overestimate the qualities of size.
- Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
- And Berrington had made a discovery, the importance of which it was impossible to overestimate.
- Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White
- Though I am one of those who think it would be easy to overestimate the importance——'
- Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
- It is not easy to overestimate the significance of this change.
- Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
- It is impossible to overestimate the significance of this spot.
- Extract from : « The Old Coast Road » by Agnes Rothery
Antonyms for overestimate
- abridge
- accomplish
- achieve
- attend
- be certain
- be modest
- be sure
- clear up
- comprehend
- compress
- condense
- contract
- correct
- curtail
- debase
- decrease
- deflate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- depress
- diminish
- disbelieve
- do correctly
- do well
- exaggerate
- figure
- figure correctly
- fix
- get
- ignore
- interpret
- judge well
- lessen
- let air out
- lower
- miniaturize
- minimize
- neglect
- pay attention
- perceive
- play down
- reduce
- regard
- respect
- shorten
- shrink
- simplify
- succeed
- tell truth
- uncomplicate
- underrate
- understand
- understate
- undervalue
- weaken
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