Synonyms of overstates

overstates

verb

present tense third-person singular of overstate

as in exaggerates

to describe or express in too strong terms

it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerates
• overdoes
• overdraws
• elaborates
• puts on
• overemphasizes
• embellishes
• embroiders
• pads
• magnifies
• stretches
• overplays
• plays up
• colors
• hedges
• fudges
• sensationalizes
• melodramatizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understates
• minimizes
• belittles
• plays down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overstates

Translating the team’s shooting numbers into a claim about Reese personally shutting down opponents overstates what those numbers establish. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

By any account, the description overstates Lukas’ employment status. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Apply the blended figure to a queue that no longer contains any simple work, and the model overstates savings before the deployment has processed a single contact. — Antony P Gregory, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

And the wide gap between affluent boomers versus the rest of their peers means the average $515,000 per-household amount overstates what most millennials and Gen Xers will actually receive. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Concerns are overblown Economists told CNBC that the comparison with Japan overstates the immediate danger. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026

That overstates his closeness to the Russian president. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

His reading dramatically overstates what the court actually did. — Kris Fair, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026

Some medical experts, however, say Kennedy on occasion overstates the role that food can play in preventing and managing illnesses. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026