Usage of "overreckoning"

A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.

Synonyms

Examples for "overestimate"

It's hard to overestimate the level of violence and instability in Honduras. 
 The Irish Times 

So did the media overestimate the level of interest in Titanic 100? 
 The Irish Times 

It is very easy to underestimate or, indeed, overestimate what is required. 
 The Irish Times 

Organizations tend to overestimate how quickly they'll migrate to newer operating systems. 
 Wired 

Omitting AD class and dosing information may overestimate pharmacotherapy for geriatric depression. 
 Pubmed 

This overestimation is probably a result of decreased aortic impedance in AR. 
 Pubmed 

This is, however, only a part of the reason for its overestimation. 
 Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 / Containing Sixteen Exp... 

Ignoring maternal effects in the model caused overestimation of direct heritability. 
 Pubmed 

Exactly, but the error typically is an underestimation error, not an overestimation error. 
 The new yorker 

The clinical value might be limited by overestimation and intra- and inter-individual variation. 
 Pubmed 

Really, Mr Ralli, I fear you are greatly overrating your own sagacity. 
 The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific 

I have been suffering indisposition which was aggravated in reality by overrating its importance. 
 Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman 

Let us duly appreciate, but be cautious of overrating, the advantage of religious education. 
 Female Scripture Biography, Volume I 

There was no danger of his overrating his own poetry. 
 Roads from Rome 

Don't you think, perhaps, that some of the fault lies with you for overrating women? 
 Dawn 

Meanings of overreckoning in English