overstate
overstate is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.
- verb. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Synonyms
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw
Common word forms
overstated, overstates, overstately, overstating, overstatement
Words from these letters
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