Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpromise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: over-promise
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To promise more than is delivered.

Example Sentences

"We don't want to overpromise."
"So rather than posh skin creams that overpromise, a good brow job gives instant results."
"Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said."
""[...] If the economy has tanked... then we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.""

Etymology

From over- + promise.

Inflected Forms

overpromises (present, singular) overpromising (participle, present) overpromised (participle, past) overpromised (past) over-promise (alternative)

Phrases

write checks one can't cash

Frequently Paired Words

oversell underdeliver write checks one can't cash

Synonyms

overcommit

Questions

What does overpromise mean?: To promise more than is delivered.
Where does overpromise come from?: From over- + promise.

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