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Synonyms for overshadow in English

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overshadow:
- overshadow
- overshadow; dwarf; shadow; dominate; eclipse

English

Detailed Synonyms for overshadow in English

overshadow:

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overshadow
- overshadow

overshadow verb

overshadow

– cast a shadow upon ¹
overshadow
– cast a shadow upon ¹
- overshadow verb
  - The tall tree overshadowed the house¹
overshadow

– make appear small by comparison ¹
dwarf; to shadow; overshadow
– make appear small by comparison ¹
- dwarf verb
  - This year's debt dwarfs that of last year¹
- shadow verb (shadows, shadowed, shadowing)
- overshadow verb
overshadow

– be greater in significance than ¹
to dominate; overshadow; eclipse
– be greater in significance than ¹
- dominate verb (dominates, dominated, dominating)
- overshadow verb
  - the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness¹
- eclipse verb

Alternate Synonyms for "overshadow":

eclipse; excel; stand out; surpass
shadow; dwarf; dominate; command; overlook; overtop
obscure; befog; becloud; obnubilate; haze over; fog; cloud; mist

Related Definitions for "overshadow":

cast a shadow upon¹
- The tall tree overshadowed the house¹
make appear small by comparison¹
be greater in significance than¹
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University