'overshadow' definitions:
Definition of 'overshadow'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" [syn: overshadow, dominate, eclipse]
verb
Make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" [syn: shadow, overshadow, dwarf]
verb
Cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
Synonyms of 'overshadow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adumbrate,
- becloud,
- bedarken,
- bedim,
- befog,
- begloom,
- bemist,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- black,
- black out,
- blacken,
- blight,
- block the light,
- blot out,
- brown,
- cast a shadow,
- clabber up,
- clear,
- cloud,
- cloud over,
- cloud up,
- command,
- cover,
- curtain,
- darken,
- darken over,
- dim,
- dim out,
- diminish,
- dominate,
- draw the curtains,
- dwarf,
- eclipse,
- encloud,
- encompass with shadow,
- enmist,
- excel,
- extinguish,
- fake out,
- fog,
- gloom,
- haze,
- impair,
- look down upon,
- mar,
- minimize,
- mist,
- murk,
- nubilate,
- obfuscate,
- obnubilate,
- obscure,
- obumbrate,
- occult,
- occultate,
- outshine,
- outtop,
- overarch,
- overcast,
- overcloud,
- overlook,
- oversmoke,
- overtop,
- put down,
- put to shame,
- rise above,
- ruin,
- screen,
- shade,
- shadow,
- show up,
- shutter,
- smog,
- smoke,
- somber,
- spoil,
- surmount,
- top,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- veil