overestimate
Noun · VerbUS[oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt]/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəˌmeɪt/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)overestimated
- make too high an estimate of“He overestimated his own powers”Synonyms: overrateOpposite underestimateMore general misjudgeMore specific overcapitalize, overcapitalise
- assign too high a value to“You are overestimating the value of your old car”Synonyms: overvalueOpposite underestimateMore general value
Noun (2)
- an appraisal that is too highSynonyms: overestimationovervaluationoverappraisalType of appraisal, estimate
- a calculation that results in an estimate that is too highSynonyms: overestimationoverratingoverreckoningType of estimate, estimation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
O′ver·es′ti·mate transitive verb
1. To estimate too highly.
2. Hence: To overvalue.
O′ver·es′ti·mate noun
An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors