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Definitions

overestimate

[oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt, oh-ver-es-tuh-mit] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt /

VERB

embroider

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embellish

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aggrandize amplify color distend dramatize elaborate enhance enlarge expand falsify fudge heighten hyperbolize lie magnify overdo overemphasize overstate pad puff romanticize stretch

WEAK

blow-up build up make federal case make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish play up spread on thick stretch the truth yeast

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abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink simplify

VERB

exaggerate

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amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize

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boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up cook up go to extremes lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

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compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

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abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

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depreciate minimize understate

VERB

inflate

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augment bloat boost enlarge escalate exaggerate expand magnify maximize pad widen

STRONG

aerate aggrandize amplify balloon cram dilate distend exalt pyramid raise spread stretch surcharge

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beef up build up flesh out puff up pump up swell up

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abridge decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shrink weaken

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compress contract debase depress

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deflate let air out

VERB

magnify

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aggravate enhance inflate overstate

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boost color dramatize embellish embroider fudge overcharge overdo overdraw overemphasize overplay overrate overstress pad pyramid

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blow up make mountain of molehill puff up

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simplify

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decrease diminish lessen miniaturize play down weaken

VERB

miscalculate

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err misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread misunderstand overrate overvalue underestimate undervalue

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blow blunder discount disregard miscount overlook stumble underrate

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drop the ball get signals crossed get wrong go wrong mess up misreckon miss by a mile mix up slip up

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get perceive understand

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attend pay attention regard respect

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do correctly figure correctly succeed

VERB

misestimate

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blow blunder discount disregard err misconstrue miscount misinterpret misjudge misread misunderstand overlook overrate overvalue stumble underestimate underrate undervalue

WEAK

drop the ball get signals crossed get wrong go wrong mess up misreckon miss by a mile mix up slip up

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attend correct exaggerate get overrate pay attention perceive regard respect understand

VERB

misjudge

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miscalculate misconstrue misunderstand overrate underestimate

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dogmatize err misapprehend misconceive mistake prejudge presume presuppose stumble suppose underrate

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bark up wrong tree be misled be overcritical be partial be unfair be wrong come to hasty conclusion drop the ball miscomprehend misconjecture misdeem misreckon miss by a mile misthink put foot in

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get perceive understand

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comprehend disbelieve

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figure judge well

VERB

misreckon

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blow blunder discount disregard drop the ball err get signals crossed get wrong go wrong mess up misconstrue miscount misestimate misinterpret misjudge misread miss by a mile misunderstand mix up overlook overrate overvalue slip up stumble underestimate underrate undervalue

VERB

mistake

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confuse miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread overlook underestimate

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addle blunder botch bungle confound err fail goof jumble lapse misapprehend misconceive miscount miss omit slip snarl tangle

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be off the mark be wrong deceive oneself get wrong have wrong impression make a mess misdeem misknow miss the boat not know put foot in slip up take for

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understand

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accomplish achieve clear up correct do well fix succeed uncomplicate

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be certain be sure comprehend interpret perceive

VERB

overdo

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exaggerate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

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amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

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be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

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play down

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compress decrease lessen

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ignore neglect

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overrate

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exaggerate magnify oversell overvalue

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exceed overpraise

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assess too highly build up expect too much of make too much of overassess overesteem overprize overreckon rate too highly think too highly of think too much of

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play down

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underrate undervalue

VERB

overstate

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amplify emphasize heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overemphasize

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boast boost brag embellish embroider enlarge exalt expand fabricate fudge hike lie misquote pad puff

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up lay it on thick misreport play up

Antonyms

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compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

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abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink simplify tell the truth

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As Amara’s Law says, we overestimate a technology’s short-term impact and underestimate its long-term effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Armour's letter said that education was facing a gap of £250m, and he could not "overestimate the financial challenge we face in seeking to address our funding gap".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Ellenbogen: I don’t think you can overestimate the importance of the marginal cost of intelligence heading to zero, and the opportunity, agility, and efficiency it will create in service and knowledge work.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Because plants depend on this process to access nitrogen, the overestimate has meaningful consequences.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

overestimate

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