Standard Lemma guide

overvalue

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A value assigned to something in excess of its real value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To assign an excessive value to something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

assign too high a value to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • You are overestimating the value of your old car

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overestimate

Antonyms: undervalue

Broader terms: value

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English value English overvalue From over- + value.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nadhodnotit — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Czech: přecenit — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Dutch: overwaarderen — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Finnish: yliarvostaa — to assign an excessive value to something
  • German: überbewerten — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Polish: przeceniać — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Polish: przecenić — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Romanian: supraevalua — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Spanish: sobreestimar — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Spanish: sobrestimar — to assign an excessive value to something
  • Spanish: sobrevalorar — to assign an excessive value to something