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Definition of overestimated word

  • noun overestimated Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate. 1
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Parts of speech for Overestimated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overestimated

overestimated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for overestimated

adjective overestimated

  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
  • abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
  • distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
  • excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
  • extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

verb overestimated

  • embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
  • aggrandize — To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
  • amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
  • color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
  • colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
All 245 Synonyms of overestimated

Antonyms for overestimated

adjective overestimated

  • actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
  • believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
  • moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.

verb overestimated

  • abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
  • compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  • condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
  • contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  • curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
All 72 Antonyms of overestimated

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