what does overshadow mean?
OVERSHADOW as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The tall tree overshadowed the house
- The tragedy overshadowed the couple’’s happiness
Hypernyms(s) overshadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- make appear small by comparison
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- This year’’s debt dwarves that of last year
Hypernyms(s) overshadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- exceed in importance
- outweigh
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- This problem overshadows our lives right now
Hypernyms(s) overshadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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