overappraises
Rates too highly
Overappraises means to estimate the value or worth of something too highly.
The term applies both to formal valuations, as when a property is overapprised for tax or insurance purposes, and to informal judgments about merit or quality.
Critics argued the estate had been overapprised to inflate the inheritance tax burden.
Someone who overappraises a colleague's work may be blinded by favoritism or simply lack critical standards.
Fault in communication
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- fallacyError in reasoning
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
misconception · inaccuracy · oversight · blunder · mistake · flawed · erroneous · misreading
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
partisanship · preferential · slanted · skewed · one-sided · rose-tinted · selective · uncritical
Esteems beyond actual worth
- overratesJudges too favorably
- overestimatesGauges too high
- inflatesFills with gas
- exaggeratesOverstates for effect
misjudges · miscalculates · overassesses · magnifies · amplifies · overshoots · overvaluation · hyperbolizes
Adds decorative elements
- glorifiesCelebrates with great praise
- extolsPraises enthusiastically
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- puffsBrief expulsions of air
aggrandizes · idealizes · gushes · fawns · oversells · hypes · promotes · boosts
Air-filled film sphere
- overvaluedRated beyond actual worth
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- overheatedExcessively warm
speculative · inflated · hyperinflated · premium · exorbitant · unsustainable · boom · irrational
error
Fault in communication
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- fallacyError in reasoning
delusion · misconception · inaccuracy · oversight · blunder · mistake · flawed · erroneous · misreading · misperception
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
nepotism · partisanship · preferential · slanted · skewed · one-sided · rose-tinted · selective · uncritical · partial
overvalues
Esteems beyond actual worth
- overratesJudges too favorably
- overestimatesGauges too high
- inflatesFills with gas
exaggerates · misjudges · miscalculates · overassesses · magnifies · amplifies · overshoots · overvaluation · hyperbolizes · misestimate
embellishes
Adds decorative elements
puffs · aggrandizes · idealizes · gushes · fawns · oversells · hypes · promotes · boosts · sugarcoats
bubble
Air-filled film sphere
- overvaluedRated beyond actual worth
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
overheated · speculative · inflated · hyperinflated · premium · exorbitant · unsustainable · boom · irrational · escalated
overappraisesundervalues
Rates below true worth
underestimates · underrates · depreciates · devalues · lowballs