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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

Example Sentences

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"The munitions issue has been foolishly and unhelpfully overstated," he said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

I think initially the disinformation beat was really tech-focused, and that overstated the influence of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The importance of winning - of good feeling, particularly as energy fades, cannot be overstated.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The impact of his time at North Hollywood High cannot be overstated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The heroic status of Aldus Manutius the Elder among historians of the printed word cannot be overstated.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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