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overstate

How many syllables in overstate?

  3 syllables

Divide overstate into syllables:   o-ver-state
Primary syllable stress:   o-ver-state
Secondary syllable stress:   o-ver-state
How to pronounce overstate:   oh-ver-steyt
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Synonyms for overstate


2 syllables
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    3 syllables
    • overdo
    4 syllables
    • make too much of
    5 syllables
    • give too much weight to
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    What rhymes with overstate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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