Showing Results for "overstated"

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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But I think that assumption has been overstated.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 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

Desiree Fixler went public by talking to WSJ with claims the bank overstated how it used environmental, social and governance factors in its funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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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