1. to describe or present something as being greater, more important, or more extreme than it actually is

Examples

• The politician tends to overstate his accomplishments during campaign speeches.
• Don’t overstate the risks involved in this investment.
• The newspaper article overstated the severity of the storm damage.
• She has a tendency to overstate her qualifications on job applications.
• The company’s CEO overstated the projected profits for the quarter.
• It would be wrong to overstate the importance of this single test score.
• The witness may have overstated what he actually saw that night.