OVERESTIMATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does overestimate mean?
• OVERESTIMATE (noun)
The noun OVERESTIMATE has 2 senses:
1. an appraisal that is too high
2. a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Familiarity information: OVERESTIMATE used as a noun is rare.
• OVERESTIMATE (verb)
The verb OVERESTIMATE has 2 senses:
1. make too high an estimate of
2. assign too high a value to
Familiarity information: OVERESTIMATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERESTIMATE (noun)
Meaning:
An appraisal that is too high
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
overvaluation; overestimation; overestimate; overappraisal
Hypernyms ("overestimate" is a kind of...):
appraisal; estimate; estimation (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))
Meaning:
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
overrating; overreckoning; overestimate; overestimation
Hypernyms ("overestimate" is a kind of...):
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
• OVERESTIMATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make too high an estimate of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
overestimate; overrate
Context example:
He overestimated his own powers
Hypernyms (to "overestimate" is one way to...):
misjudge (judge incorrectly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overestimate"):
overcapitalise; overcapitalize (overestimate the market value of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
underestimate (make too low an estimate of)
Meaning:
Assign too high a value to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
overvalue; overestimate
Context example:
You are overestimating the value of your old car
Hypernyms (to "overestimate" is one way to...):
value (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
underestimate (assign too low a value to)
