Overstate
Overstate verb - To describe or express in too strong terms.
Try and overstate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Overstate".
Nearby Words: overstatement, overstating
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| situation | overstate situation | try situation |
Both words in one sentence
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It's noteworthy that the Adanos-based factions (the middle ones, usually) tend to try neutral alignments to begin with, but the Innos factions (Paladins and Fire Mages), especially in Gothic II are essentially Lawful Good with pride issues and the tendency to overstate their own importance.
Source: Video Game / Gothic
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