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overstated

ADJECTIVE
overdone
Synonyms
STRONG
elaborate exaggerated
WEAK
extravagant too much
ADJECTIVE
sweeping
Synonyms
STRONGEST
across-the-board all-encompassing broad comprehensive exhaustive extensive radical thorough wholesale
STRONG
blanket complete exaggerated full general overall overdrawn
WEAK
all-around all-embracing all-inclusive all-out bird's-eye global inclusive indiscriminate out-and-out thorough-going unqualified vast wall-to-wall whole-hog wide
Antonyms
STRONGEST
narrow partial restricted superficial
STRONG
incomplete needy specific
WEAK
exclusive

Example Sentences

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The impact of his time at North Hollywood High cannot be overstated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

England captain Ben Stokes said suggestions of a rift with Brendon McCullum have been overstated, but acknowledged he must work with the head coach in a "slightly different way".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Proponents of raw milk say that pasteurization, a heating process that kills harmful bacteria, removes natural health benefits and that warnings around the consumption of raw milk are overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Costs were understated and profits overstated, effectively creating a tax penalty on business investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

For most of us, the periodic table is a thing of beauty in the abstract, but for chemists it established an immediate orderliness and clarity that can hardly be overstated.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson