Synonyms for overpass
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
- n. 1
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.
Forms
- Plural
- overpasses → fly-overs…
- Past participle
- overpassed
e.g. overpassed → passed, overlooked, ignored, missed…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overpass | steady | |
| overgo | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- miss1, pass1
- 5 letters
- excel2
- 6 letters
- ignore2, overgo
- 7 letters
- surpass2
- 8 letters
- overlook3
- 9 letters
- transcend2, overreach3, transpass, misregard
- 10 letters
- transgress2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).