overstate
verb (used with object)
to state too strongly; exaggerate.
overstatement
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a word derived from
overstate.
Example Sentences
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It’s a bit of an overstatement to say “the Pope came out as anti-A.I.” with last week’s encyclical—after all, Anthropic’s cofounder was there for the release.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
An overstatement in net job growth stemming from birth-death model estimates was cited as a driver of large revisions to reported payrolls in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
After lots of prompting, I found that the bots are expert explainers, though occasionally prone to overstatement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
To say all Hell broke loose after that is an overstatement, but the barrage of counterpoints was piercing.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
Okay, that’s a giant overstatement, but this is the closest I’ve ever been to those pearly gates.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
