'overlook' definitions:
Definition of 'overlook'
(from WordNet)
noun
A high place affording a good view
verb
Look past, fail to notice
verb
Be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: look out on, look out over, overlook, look across]
verb
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]
verb
verb
Watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
Synonyms of 'overlook'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide with,
- accept,
- allow,
- allow for,
- autopsy,
- be big,
- be blind to,
- be caught napping,
- be caught out,
- be content with,
- be easy with,
- be inattentive,
- be neglectful,
- be negligent,
- be unwary,
- beacon,
- bear,
- bear with,
- bedevil,
- belvedere,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- bewitch,
- blank,
- bleachers,
- blink at,
- boss,
- bridge,
- brook,
- canvass,
- chaperon,
- chasm,
- check,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- clear,
- command,
- condone,
- conning tower,
- connive at,
- countenance,
- cut,
- cut dead,
- default,
- demonize,
- diabolize,
- discount,
- dismiss,
- disregard,
- dominate,
- endure,
- examine,
- excuse,
- face,
- face upon,
- fail,
- forget,
- forgive,
- front on,
- gallery,
- gazebo,
- give an examination,
- give no heed,
- give the go-by,
- give upon,
- gloss over,
- go over,
- grandstand,
- grin and abide,
- have,
- hear nothing,
- hear of,
- hex,
- hoodoo,
- ignore,
- indulge,
- inspect,
- jinx,
- judge not,
- keep in order,
- lapse,
- lean over backwards,
- leave out,
- leave unavenged,
- let go,
- let go by,
- let it go,
- let pass,
- let ride,
- let slide,
- let slip,
- lighthouse,
- listen to reason,
- live with,
- look at,
- look down upon,
- look out upon,
- look over,
- look right through,
- look toward,
- lookout,
- loophole,
- lose sight of,
- lose track of,
- make allowances for,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- miss,
- monitor,
- neglect,
- nod,
- not attend,
- not care for,
- not get involved,
- not heed,
- not listen,
- not notice,
- not think,
- not write off,
- obey,
- observation post,
- observatory,
- observe,
- obsess,
- omit,
- outlook,
- outtop,
- overarch,
- overhaul,
- overpass,
- oversee,
- overshadow,
- oversight,
- overtop,
- pardon,
- pass by,
- pass over,
- pass under review,
- pass up,
- pay no attention,
- pay no mind,
- peanut gallery,
- peephole,
- peer at,
- permit,
- peruse,
- pharos,
- pocket the affront,
- pooh-pooh,
- pore over,
- possess,
- postmortem,
- preterition,
- put up with,
- quarterback,
- refuse to acknowledge,
- refuse to recognize,
- regard with indulgence,
- review,
- ride herd on,
- ringside,
- ringside seat,
- rise above,
- run over,
- scan,
- scrutinize,
- see both sides,
- see nothing,
- set an examination,
- shrug,
- shrug it off,
- sighthole,
- size,
- size up,
- skip,
- sleep,
- slight,
- stand for,
- stand over,
- stomach,
- study,
- submit to,
- suffer,
- superintend,
- supervise,
- surmount,
- survey,
- suspend judgment,
- take,
- take care of,
- take for granted,
- take stock of,
- take the measure,
- Texas tower,
- think little of,
- tolerate,
- top,
- top gallery,
- tower,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- view with indulgence,
- voodoo,
- watchtower,
- wink at,
- witch,
- write off,
- yield to