Overview of verb overstate

The verb overstate has 1 sense

• overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")

Overview of adj overstated

The adj overstated has 1 sense

• exaggerated, overdone, overstated -- (represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself")