overestimate

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled over-estimate

US /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #31604

Meanings

1

verb
To think that something is larger, better, or more important than it really is.

We overestimated how many people would come, so there was too much food.
2

noun
An estimate or calculation that is too high.

The cost turned out to be an overestimate by nearly twenty percent.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to think that something is... overrate overvalue

2 noun · an estimate or calculation... overestimation

Opposites

underestimate

Word family

Forms overestimatedoverestimatesoverestimating

Etymology

From over- + estimate.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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