Antonyms of verb overstate

1 sense of overstate

Sense 1
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")
       Antonym of understate (Sense 1)
      => understate, minimize, minimise, downplay -- (represent as less significant or important)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overstate

1 sense of overstate

Sense 1
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")
       => misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)