Overstate vs Exaggerate - What's the difference?
overstate | exaggerate |
To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Exaggerate is a synonym of overstate.
As verbs the difference between overstate and exaggerate
is that overstate is to exaggerate; to state or claim too much while exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.overstate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
- He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.
Synonyms
* exaggerateAntonyms
* understateDerived terms
* overstatementexaggerate
English
Verb
(exaggerat)- I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate !
- He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating . The real number is about ten.
