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Common collocations with overestimate in British Collocation

overestimate verb transitive

UK /ˌəʊvərˈestɪˌmeɪt/

greatly

greatly
grossly
seriously
significantly
substantially
vastly

Such writers tend to vastly overestimate the uniqueness of their ideas.

to some degree

slightly
somewhat

The title “new media” slightly overestimates the scope of the book.

importance

extent
importance
significance

It would be as well not to overestimate the significance of the discontent.

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the contribution made by Britain’s iron-masters.

influence

impact
influence

Many persons are inclined to overestimate the influence of inheritance in determining success in business.

risk

risk

People tend to overestimate risks that have received a lot of media attention.

ability

ability

In general they overestimate the abilities of children at any given age.