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past tense form of overestimate.
past participle of overestimate.

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exaggerated adj.
inflated adj.
overrated adj.

ADJECTIVE

exaggerated

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abstract distorted excessive extravagant fabricated false farfetched hyperbolic inflated magnified melodramatic overblown overwrought preposterous pretentious stylized unrealistic

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amplified bouncing embroidered exalted overdone steep strained

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a bit thick artificial caricatural fabulous fantastic hammy highly colored histrionic histrionical impossible out of proportion overkill schmaltzy sensational spectacular tall too much too-too

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actual believable calm factual moderate real realistic reasonable sensible straight

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depreciated minimized played down reduced understated unembellished unexaggerated

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inflated

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bloated magnified overblown swollen

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aggrandized amplified augmented diffuse dilated distended enlarged extended filled grown puffed ranting spread stretched surcharged

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aureate bombastic dropsical euphuistic flatulent flowery fustian grandiloquent hot-air magniloquent ostentatious pompous pretentious prolix pumped-up rhapsodical rhetorical showy tumescent tumid turgid verbose windy wordy

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shrunken

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abbreviated abridged compressed contracted reduced

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deflated

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overrated

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exaggerated overpriced

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overpaid

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hyped-up overpromoted puffed-up pumped-up

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Resting the arm on the lap overestimated systolic BP, the top number of a reading, or the force of blood flow when pumped out of the heart, by 3.9 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company overestimated demand, picked the wrong characters and made too many of dolls, said Gerrick Johnson, senior research analyst at Seaport Research Partners, which has a buy rating on Funko.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

But the strategists hold that these worries are overestimated.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

If the stock falls or trades flat, there will likely be critiques that SpaceX and its advisers overestimated demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Same story: idealistic, energetic young guys who overestimated themselves, underestimated the country, and ended up in trouble.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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