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overcloud

[oh-ver-kloud] / ˌoʊ vərˈklaʊd /
VERB
mist
Synonyms
STRONG
becloud befog blur dim drizzle film fog haze mizzle murk obscure overcast rain shower sprinkle steam
Antonyms
STRONG
clear up
WEAK
burn off uncloud
VERB
obscure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belie blind block out blur camouflage cloud confuse cover cover up darken dim disguise eclipse mask misrepresent muddy overshadow shroud veil
STRONG
adumbrate becloud bedim befog blear block cloak con equivocate falsify fog gray haze mist murk obfuscate overcast pettifog screen shade shadow stonewall wrap
WEAK
cloud the issue double-talk fuzz gloom muddy the waters throw up smoke screen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten clarify clear clear up explain lay out lighten reveal uncover unmask
STRONG
open
WEAK
illuminate loose
VERB
overshadow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloud dim dominate dwarf eclipse outweigh
STRONG
adumbrate becloud bedim command darken excel govern haze obfuscate outshine overcast preponderate rule shadow surpass veil
WEAK
leave in the shade overweigh rise above steal spotlight take precedence tower above
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear explain
STRONG
brighten fail lighten
VERB
shadow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dim obscure overshadow
STRONG
adumbrate becloud bedim cloud darken gray haze overcast overhang screen shade shelter shield umbrage veil
WEAK
cast a shadow inumbrate
Antonyms
STRONG
clear up open reveal uncover
WEAK
brighten lighten

Example Sentences

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To imagine how and why their home had ripped in two might just overcloud me with despair.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2018

Oh, no! my king will not overcloud his queen's wedding-day with so dark a veil of death.

From Henry VIII and His Court by Pierce, Henry Niles

Back again at Padua, Giuseppe set to work vigorously, without a presentiment of the sorrow that was so soon to overcloud his happiness.

From Pope Pius the Tenth by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

But his plans were rendered abortive by the strange malady which about that time began to overcloud his splendid genius.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

What strange emotions overcloud my soul, Stirred to her depths on hearing this thy tale!

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.