Synonyms for overspread

Most common

spread · mantle · overflow · overcast · pervade · strew · suffuse · bespread

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.

Example sentences

• spread I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
• mantle Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle.
• overflow Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• overcast During the morning, the sky will remain overcast.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

cover², strew¹

6 letters

spread¹, mantle², overgo

7 letters

pervade², suffuse²

8 letters

overflow³, overcast³, bespread

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).