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Overvalue

To assign an excessive value to something.

📖 Definitions of "Overvalue"

verb

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
overestimateverb	An estimate that is too high.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
undervalueverb	(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.
underestimateverb	(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
overestimateverb	To judge or calculate too highly.
hypervaluenoun	(countable) A value more important or beyond an ordinary value.
overrateverb	To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
overevaluateverb	(transitive) To evaluate and rank too highly; overvalue.
overemphasizeverb	To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
overholdnoun	The act or process of holding over.
over-rateverb	Alternative form of overrate. [To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.]
overprizeverb	(transitive) To prize excessively; to overvalue.
overpraisenoun	Excessive praise.
overappraiseverb	(transitive) To appraise at too high a value.
overcapitalizeverb	(transitive) to capitalize a business beyond a sustainable level
overattributeverb	(transitive) To attribute too much.
overesteemnoun	Excessive esteem.
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
overweight	(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
overprioritizeverb	To assign too high a priority to.
overexaggerateverb	To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
overinvest	To invest an excessive amount.
overstressnoun	To place excessive emphasis on something.
overaggrandizeverb	To make greater than is appropriate.