overestimate
verb/oʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
Frequency rank: #15,316 most common English word
Meaning
to judge something as being larger, better, or more important than it really is
Example sentence
Many students tend to overestimate how much time they have before the exam.
Synonyms & related words
- overvalue
- exaggerate
- overrate
- inflate
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 15,301–15,400
- neurotransmittera chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse from one neuron to another.
- normalcythe state of being normal or usual; the condition of functioning as expected.
- outlayan amount of money spent on something; expenditure.
- outliersvalues or people that lie far outside the normal range or pattern.
- overblownexaggerated or made to seem more important or impressive than it really is.
- oxytocina hormone produced in the brain that promotes social bonding, trust, and is involved in childbirth and breastfeeding.
- pathosa quality that evokes feelings of pity, sadness, or sympathetic sorrow.
- peacekeeperssoldiers or officials sent to keep peace in areas of conflict or unrest.
- peninsularrelating to or forming a peninsula (a piece of land almost entirely surrounded by water).
- physicalitythe quality of being physical; the use of the body in a powerful or noticeable way.