overstated adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {exaggerated}, {overdone}, {overstated}]
Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
overstated \overstated\ adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; exaggerated; as, They made overstated accusations of corruption. Syn: exaggerated, overdone. [WordNet 1.5]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "overstated": aggrandized, amplified, ballyhooed, disproportionate, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, grandiloquent, high-flown, hyperbolic, inflated, inordinate, magnified, overdone, overdrawn, overemphasized, overemphatic, overestimated, overgreat, overlarge, overpraised, oversold, overstressed, overwrought, prodigal, profuse, puffed, stretched, superlative, touted