Synonyms for overlap
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that overlaps or is overlapped.
- v. 1
To extend over and partly cover something.
The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.
Related words
- Word family
- override
Forms
- Plural
- overlaps → intersections, convergences, onlaps…
- Past participle
- overlapped
e.g. overlapped → lapped…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overlap | steady | |
| convergence | rising | |
| onlap | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lap1
- 5 letters
- onlap
- 11 letters
- convergence3
- 12 letters
- intersection4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (convergence3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- chevauchement