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over-states

[ oh-ver-steyt ]SEE DEFINITION OF over-states
  • as inmagnify
  • as inmisrepresent/misquote
  • as inoverdo
  • as inoverplay
  • as inoverstate
  • as inpad
  • as inblow up
  • as inmisrepresent
  • as incolor
  • as indramatize
  • as inembellish
  • as inembroider
  • as infudge
  • as ingush

Synonyms for over-states

  • aggravate
  • enhance
  • inflate
  • overestimate
  • overstate
  • boost
  • color
  • dramatize
  • embellish
  • embroider
  • fudge
  • overcharge
  • overdo
  • overdraw
  • overemphasize
  • overplay
  • overrate
  • overstress
  • pad
  • pyramid
  • blow up
  • make mountain of molehill
  • puff up
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Antonyms for over-states

  • simplify
  • decrease
  • diminish
  • lessen
  • miniaturize
  • play down
  • weaken
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Here, surely, Poe is over-modest; at least he over-states the case against himself.

And that this little book under-states the case rather than over-states it, can be proved by a mass of contemporary evidence.

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