Synonyms of the word overstate


OVERSTATEAMPLIFY - EXAGGERATE - HYPERBOLIZE - MAGNIFY - MISINFORM - MISLEAD - OVERDRAW

overstate

  • v. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

amplify

  • v. (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers,…
  • v. (transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars,…
  • v. (transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

exaggerate

  • v. To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

hyperbolize

  • v. (intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
  • v. (transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.

magnify

  • v. (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
  • v. (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
  • v. (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify,…
  • v. (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
  • v. (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.

misinform

  • v. (transitive) to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.

mislead

  • v. (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
  • v. To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
  • v. To deceptively trick into something wrong.
  • v. To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

overdraw

  • v. To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft.
  • v. (archery) To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
  • n. Commonly described in graphics technical terms as the process by which during the rendering of a scene,…
  • n. A value determining/describing “Overdraw” or “Overdraw factor” is commonly the number of times each pixel…

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