Showing Results for "overstated"

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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But I think that assumption has been overstated.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The importance of Starship can’t be overstated for the company, which is planning to raise record amounts of money in a June IPO, which could value SpaceX at north of $2 trillion.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I think initially the disinformation beat was really tech-focused, and that overstated the influence of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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

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