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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overheadadjective

    Synonyms:
    above, aloft

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overheadadverb

    Synonyms:
    aloft, above

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How to use overhead in a sentence?

  1. Brian Zaugg:

    It happens at the beach as much as on snow, the UV rays reflecting off snow and ice can create a double exposure( from sunlight overhead and the reflection on a surface) and that's when it's risky — it's the same effect as staring at water.

  2. Ralph Miley:

    It’s less expensive. You don’t have a large overhead. For us, we spend a minimal amount, a few hundred dollars for all four days… and get the same experience.

  3. Stephen Ellis:

    If we create a whole new branch of the military, the Trumps Space Force secretary would also have all attendant staff and overhead, plus dozens of generals, officers, and staff, except we already have the Air Force Space Command, while the Navy and the Army also already have their own space-related operations.

  4. John Rushworth:

    The clubs get bombarded with technology solutions that disappear after a few months, my low cost of entry and overhead convinced them that I was going to stick around.

  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.


Translations for overhead

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  • فوقArabic
  • allgemeine Unkosten, Mehraufwand, Overhead, vergeudetes Geld, darüber, oben, Überkopf-German
  • gastos generalesSpanish
  • kiinteät, taivaalla, yläpuolinen, päällä, kustannukset, yläpuolella, oleva, päänFinnish
  • frais généreuxFrench
  • rezsi, felső, fix költségHungarian
  • 間接費, オーバーヘッドJapanese
  • overheadNorwegian
  • narzutPolish
  • накладные расходы, накладной, наверхуRussian
  • hladni pogon, fiksni trošakSerbo-Croatian
  • overheadSwedish
  • genel giderlerle ilgili, genel giderler, başdan yukarıda, boşa harcanan para, yukarıda, başın üstünde, havadaTurkish
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