overcount

Enumerate beyond actual

To overcount is to count more than actually exists—the opposite of undercount.

The error can be accidental or deliberate: Census officials worried they had overcounted some urban areas.

As a noun, an overcount is an instance of such excess: The audit revealed an overcount of three thousand ballots.

error

discrepancy

Difference between expected and actual

inaccuracyLack of precision
miscalculationError in estimation
overestimateJudge as greater than

overstatement · overreporting · inflation · surplus · excess · duplication · padding · overcalculation · misreckoning · recalculation

exaggerate

inflate

Fill with gas

overstateRepresent as greater
embellishAdd decorative elements
amplifyIncrease in strength

overestimate · overplay · magnify · overemphasize · dramatize · stretch · distort · aggrandize · overdraw · hyperbolize

audit

verification

Proving something accurate

inventoryCatalog of held assets
reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
scrutinyClose, careful examination

inspection · review · tally · census · validation · compliance · assessment · oversight · auditor · records

Categories

census datapopulation census, national census, census forms, census form, census report
counting mistakesoff-by-one, omission, duplication
countingcountdown, tally, tallying, headcount, numeral
demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
inconsistenciesinconsistency, discrepancy, contradiction, mismatch, disparity

Opposites

counting accuracy direction

overcountundercount

Tally that's too low

underestimate · underreport · understate · miss · lowball

Family

overcounted, overcounts, overcounting

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G