overestimate
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an appraisal that is too high
Types & categories
- estimation hypernym
Related & opposite
- overestimate derivation
- overvalue derivation
Sense 2 verb
make too high an estimate of
He overestimated his own powers
Types & categories
- misjudge hypernym
- overcapitalize hyponym
Related & opposite
- underrate antonym
- overrating derivation
- overvaluation derivation
Sense 3 noun
a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Types & categories
- approximation hypernym
Related & opposite
- overestimate derivation
- overvalue derivation
Sense 4 verb
assign too high a value to
You are overestimating the value of your old car
Types & categories
- value hypernym
Related & opposite
- underestimate antonym
- overvaluation derivation
- overrating derivation
- overvaluation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overestimate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overvalue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | estimation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | underrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | overrating |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | overvaluation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | misjudge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overcapitalize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | overestimate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | overvalue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | approximation |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | underestimate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | overvaluation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | overrating |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | overvaluation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | value |