Overestimate

  • 61value — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount of money that sth is worth ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ the high value of the pound ▪ full, total ▪ real …

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  • 62mistake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blunder] Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 . 2. [A misunderstanding] Syn.… …

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  • 63misjudge — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a wrong judgment, usually of a person] Syn. presume, prejudge, suppose, presuppose, misapprehend, be partial, be overcritical, be unfair, be one sided, be misled, come to a hasty conclusion; see also misunderstand .… …

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  • 64underestimate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. miscalculate, miscarry, come short of, undervalue, disesteem, depreciate, underrate, disparage, do scant justice to, misprize, slight, minimize, think too little of, hold too lightly, make light of, deprecate, put down*,… …

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  • 65Misjudgment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misjudgment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misjudgment misjudgment obliquity of judgment Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation miscomputation misconception &c.(error) 495 Sgm: N 1 hasty conclusion hasty conclusion… …

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  • 66Overestimation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Overestimation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 overestimation overestimation &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 exaggeration exaggeration &c. 549 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity &c. 880 Sgm: N 1 optimism optimism pessimism …

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  • 67Exaggeration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exaggeration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exaggeration exaggeration Sgm: N 1 expansion expansion &c. 194 Sgm: N 1 hyperbole hyperbole stretch strain coloring Sgm: N 1 high coloring high coloring …

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  • 68Flattery — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Flattery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 flattery flattery adulation gloze Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiloquence Sgm: N 1 cajolery cajolery Sgm: N 1 fawning fawning wheedling & …

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  • 69underestimate — un|der|es|ti|mate1 [ˌʌndərˈestımeıt] v 1.) [I and T] to think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is ≠ ↑overestimate underestimate how/what ▪ We underestimated how long it would take to get there. underestimate… …

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  • 70overcapitalise — verb 1. estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level • Syn: ↑overcapitalize • Hypernyms: ↑capitalize, ↑capitalise • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. overestim …

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