overstate

Meaning

To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

Synonyms

exaggerate

magnify

overdraw

amplify

exceed

blow up

overact

overdo

go too far

hyperbolize

hyperbolise

hyperbole

inflate

make a mountain out of a molehill

cap

misrepresent

ostentatious

babble

overreact

pad

pompous

swell

talk big

pile it on

pour it on

misquote

chatter

enlarge

boast

excessive

flatter

heighten

Translations

exagerar

exagérer

esagerare

übertreiben

υπερβάλλω

μεγαλοποιώ

exagerar

abartmak

overdrijven

abartma

بالغ

outrer

exagerar

εξογκόνω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/

Etymology

From over- + state.