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Overestimate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Overestimate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an appraisal that is too high

2

a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

3

An estimate that is too high.

Verb
1

make too high an estimate of

"He overestimated his own powers"

2

assign too high a value to

"You are overestimating the value of your old car"

3

To judge or calculate too highly.

Related Terms
Antonyms
underrate underestimate undervalue
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
appraisal estimate misjudge value
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overcapitalize
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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