Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overrepresent
adjectiveoverrepresented (comparative more overrepresented, superlative most overrepresented)
comparative more overrepresented · superlative most overrepresented
- Represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.
Antonyms: underrepresented
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRepresented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishrepresented
- Englishoverrepresented
From over- + represented.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sobrerepresentat
- sobrerepresentatrepresented to an excessive degree
Finnish yliedustettu
- yliedustetturepresented to an excessive degree
French surreprésenté
- surreprésentérepresented to an excessive degree
German überrepräsentiert
- überrepräsentiertrepresented to an excessive degree
Italian sovrarappresentato
- sovrarappresentatorepresented to an excessive degree
Polish nadreprezentowany
- nadreprezentowanyrepresented to an excessive degree
Portuguese sobrerrepresentado
- sobrerrepresentadorepresented to an excessive degree
Spanish sobrerrepresentado
- sobrerrepresentadorepresented to an excessive degree
Swedish överrepresenterad
- överrepresenteradrepresented to an excessive degree
Cite this entry
APA
overrepresented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresented
MLA
“overrepresented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresented. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overrepresented,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresented.
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