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overstated

[ UK /ˌə‍ʊvəstˈe‍ɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌsteɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. represented as greater than is true or reasonable
    an exaggerated opinion of oneself

How To Use overstated In A Sentence

  • And Eleanor's reputation as a "sapphist" may be overstated given the number of little Roosevelt that she pumped out until she caught Franklin in an affair one of many - there was a reason that action figure looked a bit obscene. When Legends Gather #258
  • That's probably overstated, but the exploits of the overseas based domestic assemblers do have an excellent track record with product, price, productivity and profitability.
  • The large, egg-crate, chromed grille is somewhat overstated but still appealing.
  • With the announcement of his impending retirement from the bench, a great many commentators have attempted to articulate both Justice Stevens 'influence on the American judicial landscape and his utter irreplaceability as a justice -- neither of which can be overstated. Want Another Warren Court? Try Justice Warren
  • The funny thing is, I think that a lot of the abuse heaped upon this movie is overstated.
  • For example, by relying exclusively on mortality data the ineffectiveness of medical science is overstated.
  • The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
  • There was a point where they said they thought the threat had possibly been overstated, and then they started to question their sources, and blah, blah, blah.
  • The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
  • What he actually wrote, in a 2005 Washington Times editorial, was something closer to “homosexuality is a deathstyle” — which is so clumsily overstated that it crosses into pig-ignorant territory. The Volokh Conspiracy » More Influential Books
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