overestimate
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overestimate
- /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/
- /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/
verb overestimates · overestimating · overestimated
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To judge or calculate too highly.
I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.
Similar: overapproximate, overstate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overthink · Opposite: underestimate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon, understate
Opposite: underestimate
noun overestimates
- An estimate that is too high. The employment projection for the metropolitan area for 1985 was an overestimate by about 12 percent.
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verb
Opposite: underestimate
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verb to judge too highly
| Español | sobrestimar, sobreestimar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 過大評価する kadaihyōka suru, 買い被る kaikaburu |
| 中文 | 高估 gāogū, 估計過高 /估计过高 gūjì guògāo |
| Português | superestimar, sobrestimar, sobre-estimar |
| Français | surestimer |
| Deutsch | überschätzen |
| Italiano | sopravvalutare, sovrastimare |
| Ελληνικά | υπερεκτιμώ yperektimó |
| Русский | переоце́нивать pereocénivatʹ, переоцени́ть pereocenítʹ |
noun an estimate that is too high
| Français | surestimation |
|---|---|
| Русский | переоце́нка pereocénka |
Talk about this word "overestimate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overestimate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. overestimate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overestimate "overestimate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overestimate.Cite this
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title = {overestimate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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