Overstate
verb
To describe or represent something as being bigger, better or worse than it really is.
The company overstated its profits by two million dollars
Often appears as...
- overstate the importance
- overstate the benefits
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To describe or represent something as being bigger, better or worse than it really is.
The company overstated its profits by two million dollars
Often appears as...
- overstate the importance
- overstate the benefits
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Excess
Use 'overstate' when emphasizing that something is expressed too strongly or excessively.
He overstated his experience in marketing during the interview.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Opinion
'Overstate' often signals a subjective opinion; what is overstated for one might not be for another.
Critics felt that the film's brilliance had been overstated by the media.
Pro Tip 3/3Unintended Deception
'Overstate' can imply that too much emphasis was an accident and not meant to deceive.
The guidebook overstated the ease of the trail, leading to an exhausting hike.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Excess
Use 'overstate' when emphasizing that something is expressed too strongly or excessively.
He overstated his experience in marketing during the interview.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Opinion
'Overstate' often signals a subjective opinion; what is overstated for one might not be for another.
Critics felt that the film's brilliance had been overstated by the media.
Pro Tip 3/3Unintended Deception
'Overstate' can imply that too much emphasis was an accident and not meant to deceive.
The guidebook overstated the ease of the trail, leading to an exhausting hike.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Excess
Use 'overstate' when emphasizing that something is expressed too strongly or excessively.
He overstated his experience in marketing during the interview.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Opinion
'Overstate' often signals a subjective opinion; what is overstated for one might not be for another.
Critics felt that the film's brilliance had been overstated by the media.
Pro Tip 3/3Unintended Deception
'Overstate' can imply that too much emphasis was an accident and not meant to deceive.
The guidebook overstated the ease of the trail, leading to an exhausting hike.
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3 ways to spot a bad...
See, a lot of data visualizations will overstate certainty, and it works -- these charts can numb our brains to criticism. When you hear a statistic, you might feel skeptical. As soon as it's buried in a chart, it feels like some kind of objective science, and it's not. So I was trying to find ways to better communicate this to people,
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
Day four or five, I realized we are completely in over our heads. I'm not eating anymore, Kevin's having a hard time with his ankles. We're in a bad spot. - We're in a bad spot, and most of it really is related to the heat. It's difficult to overstate just how difficult,
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How to recover from...
to see where it cracks and if we can make it better. Today, we are so in love with the format that we put it all online for anyone to implement. I cannot overstate the value of experimentation in activism. We can only win if we are not afraid to lose.
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The Secret to Mastering...
It is hard to overstate how powerful this idea was. There's only one problem. It's not true. Today, we've updated how we look at the world. We understand there's chaos and complexity and networks, but we haven't updated how we look at our lives.
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Actually, the world...
authors have overstated the case but it's not just the apocalyptic s-- as i think of them who are prone to this kind of overstatement I've also spent some time serving audiences in different parts of the world on what they actually
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Hamilton vs. Madison and...
That was an overstatement, but it was something Madison came to believe. He also attacked city life, and he said that the coasts were corrupt, and what people needed to do was to look inwards to the center of the country,
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Jill Tarter: Why the...
and that's that terrestrial technology can interfere with the search for extraterrestrial technology. We've been searching ever since, but it's impossible to overstate the magnitude of the search that remains.
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Pankaj Ghemawat:...
have overstated the case. But it's not just the apocalyptics, as I think of them, who are prone to this kind of overstatement. I've also spent some time surveying audiences in different parts of the world
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Dan Barber: How I fell...
like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large fish, the ones we love -- the tunas, the halibuts, the salmons, swordfish -- they've collapsed.
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
to errors the size of a small room. It's hard to overstate the effect that this change in accuracy has had on us. Before this switch was thrown, we didn't have
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3 ways to spot a bad...
See, a lot of data visualizations will overstate certainty, and it works -- these charts can numb our brains to criticism. When you hear a statistic, you might feel skeptical. As soon as it's buried in a chart, it feels like some kind of objective science, and it's not. So I was trying to find ways to better communicate this to people,
Video examples
Grand Canyon Adventure:...
Day four or five, I realized we are completely in over our heads. I'm not eating anymore, Kevin's having a hard time with his ankles. We're in a bad spot. - We're in a bad spot, and most of it really is related to the heat. It's difficult to overstate just how difficult,
Video examples
How to recover from...
to see where it cracks and if we can make it better. Today, we are so in love with the format that we put it all online for anyone to implement. I cannot overstate the value of experimentation in activism. We can only win if we are not afraid to lose.
Video examples
The Secret to Mastering...
It is hard to overstate how powerful this idea was. There's only one problem. It's not true. Today, we've updated how we look at the world. We understand there's chaos and complexity and networks, but we haven't updated how we look at our lives.
Video examples
Actually, the world...
authors have overstated the case but it's not just the apocalyptic s-- as i think of them who are prone to this kind of overstatement I've also spent some time serving audiences in different parts of the world on what they actually
Video examples
Hamilton vs. Madison and...
That was an overstatement, but it was something Madison came to believe. He also attacked city life, and he said that the coasts were corrupt, and what people needed to do was to look inwards to the center of the country,
Video examples
Jill Tarter: Why the...
and that's that terrestrial technology can interfere with the search for extraterrestrial technology. We've been searching ever since, but it's impossible to overstate the magnitude of the search that remains.
Video examples
Pankaj Ghemawat:...
have overstated the case. But it's not just the apocalyptics, as I think of them, who are prone to this kind of overstatement. I've also spent some time surveying audiences in different parts of the world
Video examples
Dan Barber: How I fell...
like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large fish, the ones we love -- the tunas, the halibuts, the salmons, swordfish -- they've collapsed.
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
to errors the size of a small room. It's hard to overstate the effect that this change in accuracy has had on us. Before this switch was thrown, we didn't have
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust.
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Steve Vai
American Musician
I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.
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John Sarbanes
American Politician
This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the job that they were elected to do. The collective concentration of the institution is being undermined every day by the need to fund-raise.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business.
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Tony Cardenas
American Politician
It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public.
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Bill Bryson
American Writer
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do.
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Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
American Journalist
Saying I took my clean water for granted is an overstatement. To tell you the truth, I didn't even think about it.
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Steve Eisman
American Businessman
Do your own homework. I can't overstate the importance of this.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
Jay Mohr saved my life. That's not an overstatement either.
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Jamie Dornan
Irish Actor
The Fall' changed my life - that's not an overstatement.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust.
Quote examples
Steve Vai
American Musician
I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.
Quote examples
John Sarbanes
American Politician
This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the job that they were elected to do. The collective concentration of the institution is being undermined every day by the need to fund-raise.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business.
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Tony Cardenas
American Politician
It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public.
Quote examples
Bill Bryson
American Writer
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do.
Quote examples
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
American Journalist
Saying I took my clean water for granted is an overstatement. To tell you the truth, I didn't even think about it.
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Steve Eisman
American Businessman
Do your own homework. I can't overstate the importance of this.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
Jay Mohr saved my life. That's not an overstatement either.
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Jamie Dornan
Irish Actor
The Fall' changed my life - that's not an overstatement.
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