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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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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

Although Musk's leadership at Tesla and his other companies has made him the world's richest person, he has regularly overstated the nearness of fully autonomous driving over the years.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

For most of us, the periodic table is a thing of beauty in the abstract, but for chemists it established an immediate orderliness and clarity that can hardly be overstated.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson