to overclaim

Examples

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• You overclaimed, and I called you out.

  Blog text (14)

• Base the amount he owes the defendant on the amount he claims, giving plaintiffs, legitimate as well as illegitimate, an incentive not to overclaim.

  Blog text (8)

• Jay, I'm not saying Eric is being dishonest (at least not here; he does have a strong propensity to overclaim his accomplishments).

  Blog text (12)

• Jay, I'm not saying Eric is being dishonest (at least not here; he does have a strong propensity to overclaim his accomplishments).

  Blog text (12)

• Such fiscal and financial sleight-of-hand also helped to silence nationalist voices that predicted the "sell-off of the public patrimony at bargain prices" by artificially overclaiming the final selling price.

  Academic text (1998)

• The company may have to pay a fine if they continue to overclaim their expenses.

• Many applicants overclaim their income, hoping to qualify for larger loans.

Synonyms

O

to oversell

vsto overclaim

7 4.9

Make something seem better than it really is

claims extra money, benefits, or success beyond what is justified

O

to overinflate

vsto overclaim

1 5.1

Make something seem much bigger or more important than it is

asserts entitlement to more money, benefits, or effect than allowed

O

to overexaggerate

vsto overclaim

1 5.4

To make something seem much worse or bigger than it is

claims more benefits or value than is justified or allowed

O

overstated

vsto overclaim

4.6

Makes something seem bigger or more important than it really is

asserts having more rights or benefits than is justified in reality

How Exaggerated

to overclaim

1 7.6

to overstate

70 4.2

to inflate

47 4.2

to exaggerate

258 3.1

Surface Forms

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Etymology