Home › Words › O › overrepresentoverrepresentoverrepresent means to represent as being higher or greater than it is.EtymologyFrom over- + represent.verbTo represent as being higher or greater than it is.e.g.“Ms. LeCrone was the only woman, probably overrepresenting the general percentage of female ballet choreographers, but perhaps the most experienced of the group.” — 2010 November 16, Roslyn Sulcas, “Young Ballet-Makers Elaborate on Technique”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2018:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.misrepresent 68% match — To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something. vs overrepresent →overproportion 66% match — To give something excessive proportions vs overrepresent →overreport 64% match — To report too much or too often. vs overrepresent →overcount 63% match — To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another vs overrepresent →overrate 63% match — To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due. vs overrepresent →overpromote 62% match — To promote excessively. vs overrepresent →overcolour 61% match — To exaggerate. vs overrepresent →overestimate 60% match — To judge or calculate too highly. vs overrepresent →