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

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The protest is often cited as being pivotal in the fight for roaming rights and the eventual creation of national parks, while some say its impact has been overstated.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

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