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overstated

ADJECTIVE

overdone

Synonyms

STRONG

elaborate exaggerated

WEAK

extravagant too much

ADJECTIVE

sweeping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

across-the-board all-encompassing broad comprehensive exhaustive extensive radical thorough wholesale

STRONG

blanket complete exaggerated full general overall overdrawn

WEAK

all-around all-embracing all-inclusive all-out bird's-eye global inclusive indiscriminate out-and-out thorough-going unqualified vast wall-to-wall whole-hog wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

narrow partial restricted superficial

STRONG

incomplete needy specific

WEAK

exclusive

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But I think that assumption has been overstated.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Local fanaticism for this law and tradition cannot be overstated.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“Many hotels indicate that early booking signals overstated true demand.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Don’t miss: Even OpenAI’s top economist thinks the AI job apocalypse is overstated.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Since Sebond had harnessed faith and reason together, Montaigne’s critique set out to undermine faith by showing that all claims to knowledge are overstated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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