Definition for Overestimation:

• a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Synonyms for Overestimation:

• n.

  •exaggeration (noun)
  • fantasy,
  • coloring,
  • embroidery,
  • distortion,
  • emphasis,
  • figure of speech,
  • untruth,
  • romance,
  • elaboration,
  • overdevelopment,
  • overemphasis,
  • crock,
  • embellishment,
  • line,
  • flight of fancy,
  • hyperbole,
  • aggrandizement,
  • magnification,
  • falsehood,
  • hogwash,
  • rant,
  • baloney,
  • burlesque,
  • yarn,
  • fish story,
  • amplification,
  • stretch,
  • inflation,
  • pretentiousness,
  • caricature,
  • extravagance,
  • overstatement,
  • excess,
  • whopper,
  • jazz,
  • fabrication,
  • boasting,
  • tall story,
  • enlargement,
  • fancy,
  • pretension,
  • exaltation,
  • misrepresentation.
  •overappraisal (noun)
  • overappraisal.
  •overestimation (noun)
  • overrating,
  • hyperbola,
  • overreckoning,
  • over-appraisal,
  • overestimate.
  •tall talk (noun)
  • Hyperbolism.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • boo-boo,
  • exaggeration,
  • gaffe,
  • miscalculation,
  • misconception,
  • miscount,
  • misestimate,
  • misestimation,
  • misprint,
  • misreckoning,
  • misstatement,
  • mistake,
  • overvaluation,
  • underestimation,
  • undervaluation,
  • Misjudgment,
  • misprints,
  • overvaluations,
  • underestimations,
  • booboos,
  • booboo,
  • false move,
  • boo-boos,
  • mis-statement,
  • mixup,
  • slip of tongue.

Paraphrases for Overestimation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    overvaluation, overestimate.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    over-.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    overstatement.

Antonyms for Overestimation:

• n.

  • exaggeration
    unembellishment, decrease, lessening, understatement, truth, shrinkage, minimization, compression, reduction.
  • mistake
    perfection, accuracy, understanding, respect, remembrance, proof, certainty, success, fact, soundness, correctness, reality, calculation, correction.