Synonyms for overlap
ˌoʊ vərˈlæp; ˈoʊ vərˌlæpover·lap

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. overlap, convergence, intersectionnoun

   a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

   "there was no overlap between their proposals"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, intersection, lap, carrefour, crossroad, converging, crossway, convergency, product, point of intersection, convergence

2. overlapnoun

   the property of partial coincidence in time

   Synonyms:
   convergence, intersection, lap

3. lap, overlapverb

   a flap that lies over another part

   "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

   Synonyms:
   lap, lap covering, lick, intersection, circuit, circle, convergence

4. overlapverb

   coincide partially or wholly

   "Our vacations overlap"

5. overlapverb

   extend over and cover a part of

   "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

Matched Categories

1. • Coincide
   • Coincidence
   • Cover

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.2 / 6 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "overlap":

   overlapping, duplication, overlaps, overlay, thrusting, overlays, duplications, straddle, superposition, thrust, superimposition, intersect, cross-checking, duplicate, duplicative, piggy-back, overlapped, redundancy

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. overlap

   Synonyms:
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1. Sam Wasser:

   Whenever that happened, those two seizures always were shipped out of the same port, close in time, and all of the ivory -- when we looked at the origin -- was highly in overlap, which suggests it was the same transnational criminal organization( TCO) moving both shipments.

2. Jeffrey Hogan:

   But really this aircraft is a monumental leap in capabilities for Afghan Air Force. It will allow The A-29s to do some overlap of those( Mi-35) missions and will do a lot better. It will also expand some other missions, which they currently can not execute.

3. Kevin Comerford:

   While there may be some overlap, processed foods are not synonymous with canned foods, canned fruits and vegetables are better than no fruits or vegetables. Many canned fruits and vegetables can even be considered comparable to fresh options.

4. Peter Leutscher:

   This overlap of HIV and schistosomiasis is really striking, it's a neglected risk factor.

5. Steve King:

   There will probably be a little overlap that we don't know about. But it's probably better to have too much than not enough, with the Iowa caucus, we know the model to be successful isn't necessarily running a thousand points a week for three weeks on TV.