overreckon

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verb

To reckon too highly.

Similar
overapproximateoverstateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverthink
Opposite
understatemisunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimate
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Meanings

verboverreckon (third-person singular simple present overreckons, present participle overreckoning, simple past and past participle overreckoned)

present singular third person overreckons · participle present overreckoning · participle past overreckoned · past overreckoned

  1. To reckon too highly.
  2. To overestimate

    Synonyms: overapproximate, overstate, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overstate, overthink · Antonyms: understate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underguess, underjudge, underrate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo overestimate

Similar
overapproximateoverstateoverapproximateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverstateoverthink
Opposite
understatemisunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateunderguessunderjudgeunderrateunderreckonunderstate
Also see
overapproximateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverstateoverthink

Origin

From over- + reckon.

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APA

overreckon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreckon

MLA

“overreckon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreckon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overreckon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreckon.

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