to overstate
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4.2
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt/
:
exagerar
- Many politicians overstate their achievements to gain support.
- difficult to overstate
- overstate the importance
- overstate the impact
Well, I would say don't overstate, don't overstate the issue.
- Well, I would say don't overstate, don't overstate the issue.
- And it is very difficult to overstate the magnitude of this threat.
- And so, you know, you can't overstate its impact on wildlife.
- It would be hard to overstate the importance of this research.
- And I cannot overstate how good that feels.
- It's hard to overstate the massive impact this all has on the world.
- It's hard to overstate the novelty of Professor Nadazan's study.
- But it's still impossible to overstate the importance of this, of these ideas today.
- So I would say be be you know, be authentic, be persuasive, but but don't overstate.
- And I cannot overstate the value of being told that by people all over the world.
Examples
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It's hard to overstate the effect that this change in accuracy has had on us.
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The role that administrative support plays in the success of co-teaching cannot be overstated.
Academic text (2012) -
And that is that it's hard to overstate how safe it feels.
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It's hard to overstate the massive impact this all has on the world.
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But it's still impossible to overstate the importance of this, of these ideas today.
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And I cannot overstate the value of being told that by people all over the world.
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And I cannot overstate how good that feels.
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And it is very difficult to overstate the magnitude of this threat.
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It would be hard to overstate the importance of this research.
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It's hard to overstate the novelty of Professor Nadazan's study.
Synonyms
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3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
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5.1
To think someone or something is better than they really are
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4.1
To think something is larger or more important than it really is
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4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
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4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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3.4
To make something seem larger or more important than it is
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4.6
Make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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5.6
To make something seem bigger or more important than it really is
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4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
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5.5
Treat something as more important than it should be
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4.9
Make something seem better than it really is
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9.5
To make something seem more important by adding details or exaggerating
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3.7
To make something seem more important or bigger than it is
4
5.8
Praise something more than it really deserves
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6.4
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
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6.6
Describe something as more serious or emotional than it really is
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5.8
Treat something as more important or serious than it is
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5.1
Make something seem much bigger or more important than it is
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5.9
To make something seem more important or serious than it is
1
8.3
Act as if something is much more difficult or important than it is
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8.2
To see something as having more meaning than it really has
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7.9
To make something seem much bigger or more important than it really is
1
5.4
To make something seem much worse or bigger than it is
To make a story sound more exciting or important than it really is
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overstate is built from over- meaning 'too much' and state meaning 'say' or 'set out', so it literally means to 'say too much'. That's why to overstate something is to describe it as bigger, better, or more important than it really is.