Synonyms for overcast

Most common

cloudy · murky · clouded · sunless · cloud-ridden · darkened · nubilous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

clear, beautiful, undercast

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

2. v. 1

   To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

3. n. 1

   A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.

Forms

Plural

overcasts → cloudinesses…

Past participle

overcasted
e.g. overcasted → clouded, eclipsed, bedimmed…

Example sentences

• cloudy I especially like cloudy skies, why? I don't know.
• murky Stefan dived and disappeared into the murky water.
• clouded Layla's mental reasoning became clouded.
• darkened The clouds suddenly darkened the angelic landscape.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dim¹

4 letters

dark¹, dull¹

5 letters

cloud¹, murky², bedim

6 letters

cloudy², gloomy², somber², sombre, sullen²

7 letters

obscure², eclipse², clouded², sunless

8 letters

lowering³, darkened², nubilous

10 letters

cloudiness³, overspread

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murky² = 2 syllables).