Synonyms for over-estimate
Definitions
- v. 1
To judge or calculate too highly.
I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- estimate miscalculate misjudge misestimate
- Other spellings
- overestimate
Forms
- Past participle
- over-estimated
e.g. over-estimated → overstated, exaggerated, overreckoned, overcalculated…
Example sentences
- exaggerate She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.
- overstate The importance of this topic is hard to overstate.
By length
- 9 letters
- overstate3, overprize
- 10 letters
- exaggerate4, overreckon
- 13 letters
- overcalculate, superestimate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overstate3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- surestimer