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Synonyms for overshadow

  • verb

Most common

put to shame surpass outshine upstage dominate obumbrate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Outshine — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant

outshine, out-do, upstage, put to shame, surpass, eclipse, outstrip, dwarf, top, exceed, obfuscate, overtop, excel, outmatch, outshadow, transcend, surmount

Other

dominate, shadow, obumbrate

Antonyms

shine

All antonyms of overshadow →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

Forms

Past participle
overshadowed
e.g. overshadowed → outshined, out-done, upstaged, surpassed…

Example sentences

  • surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
  • outshine I have no ambition to outshine him or any other erudite.
  • upstage No, I can no longer allow you to upstage me!
  • dominate The Dominate in the Roman Empire did not last long.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overshadowsteady
surpasssteady
outshinerising
upstagerising
dominaterising

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

By length

3 letters
top1
5 letters
dwarf1, excel2
6 letters
shadow2, exceed2
7 letters
eclipse2, surpass2, upstage2, overtop
8 letters
dominate3, outshine2, outstrip2, surmount2, outmatch
9 letters
transcend2, obfuscate3, outshadow, obumbrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ombrager