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[ oh-ver-shad-oh ] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overshadow ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother. to cast a shadow over; cover with shadows, clouds, darkness, etc.; darken or obscure: clouds overshadowing the moon. to make sad or hang heavily over; cast a pall on: a disappointment that overshadowed their last years. Archaic. to shelter or protect. Origin of overshadowbefore 900; Middle English overshadewen,Old English ofersceadwian.See over-, shadow SYNONYMS FOR overshadow1 eclipse, outshine, dwarf. SEE SYNONYMS FOR overshadow ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM overshadowo·ver·shad·ow·er, nouno·ver·shad·ow·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby overshadowoversensitive, overset, oversew, oversexed, overshade, overshadow, overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overshadowBut feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business. Francois Hollande Announces Breakup with First Lady Valerie Trierweiler|Tracy McNicoll|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Adraee's stellar performance may overshadow his actual message so I have taken the time to break it down for you. The IDF Eid Crasher|Maysoon Zayid|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The rap on college athletic programs is that they are corrupt, overshadow academic study, and do a disservice to student-athletes. College Sports Programs Don’t Deserve the Bad Rap They Routinely Receive|Michael Tomasky|March 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST The notion that something fun and relaxing can also be healthy is extremely enticing, and may overshadow alcohol's drawbacks. Is Alcohol Really Good for You?|Alizah Salario|May 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yet spend time with her and the myth of Odessa's past comes to overshadow the present. Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|March 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST The Moros were fearful lest the creature escape and continue to overshadow their barrio. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart On its extreme end an oak stretched forward, as if to overshadow with its branches a spot which its roots were forbidden to enter. The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper There are phases in which something seems to overshadow the scene. In Mesopotamia|Martin Swayne The cloud of fearful blackness which was to overshadow the nation soon broke upon us in His Majesty's illness. It was a thing that would keep,—a thing, at any rate, that need not overshadow him night and morning. Ralph the Heir|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for overshadow
verb (tr)to render insignificant or less important in comparison to cast a shadow or gloom over Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overshadowoutweigh, dim, dwarf, eclipse, dominate, cloud, bedim, darken, preponderate, overcast, excel, rule, outshine, haze, obfuscate, command, adumbrate, surpass, govern, becloud |