Synonyms for Overhead
ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; ˈoʊ vərˌhɛdover·head

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1. operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget itemsnoun

   the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   surface, underground, submarine, undersea, subsurface, opencut, opencast, underwater, submerged, submersed, grade-constructed, aboveground, belowground, subterranean, subterraneous

2. command processing overhead time, command processing overhead, command overhead, overheadnoun

   (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   aboveground, subsurface, belowground, opencast, underground, submarine, undersea, subterraneous, opencut, surface, submerged, grade-constructed, underwater, submersed, subterranean

3. disk overhead, overheadnoun

   (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   surface, submerged, underwater, subterraneous, submarine, subterranean, opencut, aboveground, subsurface, underground, grade-constructed, opencast, submersed, undersea, belowground

4. viewgraph, overheadnoun

   a transparency for use with an overhead projector

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   undersea, opencast, submarine, submerged, surface, grade-constructed, subterranean, opencut, underwater, subsurface, submersed, belowground, subterraneous, underground, aboveground

5. overheadnoun

   (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, viewgraph, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead

   Antonyms:
   subterranean, opencut, underground, underwater, undersea, submersed, aboveground, submerged, belowground, grade-constructed, surface, submarine, opencast, subsurface, subterraneous

6. overhead, smashadjective

   a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

   Synonyms:
   crash, command overhead, operating cost, bang, operating expense, strike, viewgraph, command processing overhead, smash-up, belt, knock, smasher, overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, hit, disk overhead, bash, smash

   Antonyms:
   submarine, opencast, submersed, underwater, submerged, grade-constructed, subterranean, surface, belowground, aboveground, subterraneous, underground, subsurface, undersea, opencut

7. overheadadverb

   located or originating from above

   "an overhead crossing"

   Antonyms:
   undersea, opencut, underwater, submarine, underground, submerged, surface, opencast, subsurface, subterraneous, grade-constructed, belowground, aboveground, subterranean, submersed

8. overheadadverb

   above your head; in the sky

   "planes were flying overhead"

   Antonyms:
   underwater, opencast, underground, submarine, subsurface, opencut, belowground, subterraneous, undersea, aboveground, submersed, surface, submerged, grade-constructed, subterranean

9. overheadadverb

   above the head; over the head

   "bring the legs together overhead"

   Antonyms:
   opencut, belowground, subterraneous, submersed, surface, submerged, underground, undersea, opencast, submarine, grade-constructed, underwater, aboveground, subsurface, subterranean

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   • Navigation
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1. overheadadjective

   Synonyms:
   above, aloft

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1. overheadadverb

   Synonyms:
   aloft, above

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1. List of paraphrases for "overhead":

   overheads, overload, overloading, tara, indirect, ropeway, overstretch, overloaded, elevated, indirectly, general

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How to use Overhead in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   I'm going to be here and I'm going to say a few words and we're going to have planes going overhead, the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too, and we're gon na have some tanks stationed outside.

2. Peggy Flanagan:

   When I got onto the flight, there were at least five available spots in the overhead bins.

3. Jessica Matthews:

   The performance style is starting to appeal to everyday people, it’s not just about getting active but about accomplishing a pull up or lifting a barbell overhead.

4. Martin Garside:

   It is incredibly sad - I was literally two feet from this dead whale, it was both poignant and a bit eerie really - road traffic was thundering overhead on the busiest motorway in Britain and oblivious to all the people in the cars and lorries there was a 10-metre long beautiful whale floating dead beneath them.

5. Mark Hertling:

   There will also be the need for increased intelligence operations to assist the Iraqi forces, to contribute to the targeting ability, overhead platforms like drones, which Iraqis don't have.