overstated's Usage Examples:

relief of congestion on London's public transport network — had been overstated, and argued that it would give poor value for money.

out of a total population of 7 million, though these figures are likely overstated.

A few insects leave their stingers in the wounds, but this is overstated.

"Toshiba profit overstated by £738m".

The importance of determining the therapeutic range of a drug cannot be overstated.

Eventually, WorldCom was forced to admit that it had overstated its assets by over "11 billion.

and violence in the area, argue that the role of illegal drugs has been overstated.

Protection from Research Risks (OPRR), wrote that the film had "grossly overstated the deficiencies in the Head Injury Clinic", but that the OPRR had found.

The published amount of currency in circulation tends to be overstated by an unknown amount because it does not take into account money that.

current thinking has it that the benefits of these interventions are often overstated.

papers published articles suggesting the "Dark Alliance" claims were overstated and, in November 1996, Jerome Ceppos, the executive editor at Mercury.

being characterized as slum dwellers, and alleged that the film vastly overstated the dangers of life in the old neighbourhood prior to the redevelopment.

used to establish the dangers of secondhand smoke, arguing the risks are overstated.

but new research by Dr Tom Lewis contends that this figure is massively overstated.

he revised his thoughts, saying that his hatred of Us and Them was "overstated", and that his main issue in the album lies in its more "cringe-worthy.

projections may not be achieved, the benefits in the business case are overstated and that the cost benefit ratio is likely to be less than one.

The Miracles' importance to Motown during this earlier period cannot be overstated, as they were the label's first group, and the only act on the label to.

is maintained that some, such as overgrazing and overstocking, may be overstated while others, such as climate change, mining and agricultural reclamation.

reputation as a champion for "beloved but challenging" works has been overstated, since "these are screenplays that are already making the Hollywood rounds.

Synonyms:

overdone; exaggerated; immoderate;

Antonyms:

temperate; reasonable; mild; moderate;