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/ˌəʊvəstˈeɪtɪd/
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[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌsteɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌsteɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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