Overstate [verb]

Definition of Overstate:

exaggerate

Synonyms of Overstate:

● Overdo

● Magnify

● Emphasize

● Inflate

● Misrepresent

● Heighten

● Amplify

● Lie

● Boast

● Fabricate

● Boost

● Enlarge

● Embellish

● Hike

● Exalt

● Pad

● Expand

● Puff

● Brag

● Fudge

● Embroider

● Build up

● Play up

● Overestimate

● Overemphasize

● Misquote

● Blow out of proportion

● Lay it on thick

● Misreport


Opposite/Antonyms of Overstate:

● Shrink

● Reduce

● Lower

● Tell truth

● Contract

● Simplify

● Abridge

● Deprecate

● Compress

● Play down

● Lessen

● Decrease

● Ignore


Sentence/Example of Overstate:

It is not my wish to overstate it; yet I leave you to imagine what the risk may be.

As it was, I had an affection for him which it would not be easy for me to overstate.

All such phrases as these must appear of course to overstate the case.

Yet it would be easy to overstate the lawlessness of the Panhandle.

While recognising this trait, then, let us not overstate either it or its consequences.

Do you think that I overstate the perils of places of this kind?

I noticed that he did not overstate anything, but spoke within bounds.

And it would be easy to overstate that thesis in such a way as to make it untrue.

It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of genius.

The most telling way of making a statement is to overstate it.