greatly overestimate

Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words

to overestimate by a large amount

overestimateADVERB + overestimate

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Examples (10)

  • The analysts greatly overestimated the demand for the new product.
  • It is easy to greatly overestimate the importance of short-term success.
  • We shouldn't greatly overestimate her ability to handle the pressure alone.
  • Experts warned that the initial reports greatly overestimated the casualty figures.
  • They had greatly overestimated the speed at which the project could be completed.
  • Studies suggest that people often greatly overestimate their own intelligence.
  • The government greatly overestimated the tax revenue for the coming year.
  • One should not greatly overestimate the impact of this single event on the global economy.
  • The survey results greatly overestimated the level of public support for the policy.
  • Investors who greatly overestimate the value of a startup risk losing everything.