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overstatement
o·ver·state O0194300 (ō′vər-stāt′)tr.v. o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing, o·ver·states To state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
o′ver·state′ment n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | overstatement - making to seem more important than it really isexaggeration, magnificationdeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehoodunderstatement - a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said |
overstatementnoun exaggeration, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, embellishment, overvaluation, over-emphasis, overestimation He may be talented, but `genius' is something of an overstatement.overstatementnounThe act or an instance of exaggerating:exaggeration, hyperbole, hyperbolism, tall talk.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeehyperboleoverstatement
Synonyms for overstatementnoun exaggerationSynonyms- exaggeration
- embroidery
- hyperbole
- magnification
- embellishment
- overvaluation
- over-emphasis
- overestimation
Synonyms for overstatementnoun the act or an instance of exaggeratingSynonyms- exaggeration
- hyperbole
- hyperbolism
- tall talk
Synonyms for overstatementnoun making to seem more important than it really isSynonyms- exaggeration
- magnification
Related Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
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