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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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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

Don’t miss: Even OpenAI’s top economist thinks the AI job apocalypse is overstated.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

However, if the fund is trading at a deep discount, the absence of buybacks should be viewed as a red flag that strongly suggests the NAV is overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Some naturalists think the population may have been overstated by as much as 20 percent, which means that the moose aren’t being so much culled as slaughtered.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson