'overestimate' definitions:
Definition of 'overestimate'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning]
verb
Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers" [syn: overestimate, overrate] [ant: underestimate, underrate]
verb
Assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car" [syn: overvalue, overestimate] [ant: underestimate, undervalue]
Synonyms of 'overestimate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggrandize,
- amplify,
- ballyhoo,
- build up,
- burlesque,
- caricature,
- carry too far,
- draw the longbow,
- exaggerate,
- exaggeration,
- go to extremes,
- hyperbolize,
- idealize,
- idolize,
- lay it on,
- magnify,
- make much of,
- overappraisal,
- overappraise,
- overassess,
- overassessment,
- overcalculate,
- overcalculation,
- overcharge,
- overcommend,
- overcount,
- overdo,
- overdraw,
- overesteem,
- overestimation,
- overlaud,
- overmeasure,
- overpraise,
- overprize,
- overrate,
- overrating,
- overreach,
- overreact,
- overreact to,
- overreaction,
- overreckon,
- overreckoning,
- oversell,
- overspeak,
- overstate,
- overstatement,
- overstress,
- overvaluation,
- overvalue,
- pile it on,
- puff,
- stretch,
- stretch the truth,
- talk big,
- talk in superlatives,
- tout,
- travesty