Synonyms for overshadow
ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊover·shad·ow

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1. overshadow, dominate, eclipseverb

   be greater in significance than

   "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

   Synonyms:
   shadow, rule, predominate, overtop, dominate, dwarf, occult, master, overlook, prevail, command, eclipse, reign

2. shadow, overshadow, dwarfverb

   make appear small by comparison

   "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

   Synonyms:
   dwarf, eclipse, dominate, shade off, shade, shadow

3. overshadowverb

   cast a shadow upon

   "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

   Synonyms:
   dwarf, dominate, eclipse, shadow

Matched Categories

1. • Dominate
   • Loom
   • Obscure

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1. List of paraphrases for "overshadow":

   obscure, eclipse

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1. Sean Newman:

   It should have been 8% [on the 10-year], but technicals and demand will probably overshadow fundamentals.

2. Tim Huxley:

   It will not be a surprise if Korea emerges as the single most important topic at the Shangri-La Dialogue, but it will not overshadow other very important crises in the region.

3. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   Some tried to use it as an excuse to overshadow the martyrdom of our great commander Soleimani.

4. Mark Miles:

   We've always thought as the 100th running here as an opportunity to continue to build the whole of the series, we still have work to do. We don't want to overshadow the other races on the series we want to help profile.

5. Roseanne Barr:

   … I am not on Twitter anymore and actually it was my children who took my Twitter password away from me, i did not want it to overshadow the show. So I am taking a bit of a break.