overshadow

overshadow is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.
2. transitive verb. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence.
3. verb. cast a shadow upon

   "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

4. verb. make appear small by comparison

   "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

   Synonyms: dwarf, shadow

5. verb. be greater in significance than

   "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

   Synonyms: dominate, eclipse

Synonyms

dwarf, shadow, dominate, eclipse

Common word forms

overshadows, overshadowed, overshadower, overshadowing, overshadowment

Words from these letters

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