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overlooking

ADJECTIVE
neglecting
Synonyms
STRONG
ignoring omitting slighting
ADJECTIVE
oblivious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blind deaf inattentive unconcerned unfamiliar uninformed
WEAK
absent absentminded absorbed abstracted amnesic blundering careless disregardful distracted dreamy forgetful forgetting gone heedless incognizant inconversant insensible neglectful negligent not all there out to lunch preoccupied regardless spacey strung-out unacquainted unconscious undiscerning uninstructed unknowing unmindful unnoticing unobservant unrecognizing unwitting zonked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attentive aware
WEAK
concerned conscious mindful sensitive understanding
ADJECTIVE
omitting
Synonyms
STRONG
canceling discarding disregarding excepting excluding ignoring missing neglecting precluding repudiating slighting withholding
WEAK
not including not naming passing over
Antonyms
WEAK
including inserting mentioning
ADVERB
beside
Synonyms
WEAK
a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite round side by side verging on with
NOUN
default
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delinquency nonpayment
STRONG
absence blemish blunder dearth defect deficiency dereliction disregard error fault imperfection inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse miss neglect offense omission oversight privation shortcoming slight transgression vice weakness wrongdoing
Antonyms
STRONG
abundance accuracy achievement adequacy advantage attention care correction enough excess obedience perfection plenty regard remembrance respect right strength strong point success sufficiency
WEAK
payment satisfaction
NOUN
disregard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apathy contempt disdain disrespect inattention indifference neglect negligence scorn
STRONG
brush-off disesteem disfavor disinterest forgetting heedlessness inadvertence insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness neglecting oblivion omission omitting oversight slight slighting unconcern unmindfulness
WEAK
the cold shoulder
Antonyms
STRONGEST
admiration approval care concern esteem feeling interest love regard respect sympathy
STRONG
remembrance
WEAK
attention honor note
NOUN
forgiveness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolution amnesty clemency compassion dispensation grace mercy remission reprieve vindication
STRONG
acquittal charity condonation exculpation exoneration extenuation immunity impunity indemnity justification lenience lenity palliation purgation quarter quittance remittal respite
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blame cruelty meanness mercilessness
WEAK
accusation censure charge punishment sentence
NOUN
omission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breach carelessness exclusion failing lapse oversight
STRONG
blank break cancellation chasm default disregard elimination elision failure forgetfulness gap hiatus inadvertence inadvertency lack lacuna neglect overlook preclusion preterition pretermission prohibition repudiation skip slip withholding
WEAK
cutting out disregardance excluding ignoring leaving out missing noninclusion passing over slighting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
success
STRONG
accomplishment achievement allowance closure continuation continuity juncture perfection permission regard respect
WEAK
addition inclusion insertion remembrance
NOUN
omitting
Synonyms
STRONG
excluding ignoring
WEAK
omission oversight
NOUN
oversight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lapse mistake neglect
STRONG
blank blunder carelessness chasm default delinquency dereliction disregard error fault inattention laxity miscue overlook preterition pretermission skip slip
WEAK
boo-boo slipup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
achievement success
STRONG
accuracy advantage attention correction perfection
WEAK
care ignorance recollection remembrance

Example Sentences

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Morehead also argued that investors may be paying too much for AI exposure while overlooking digital assets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech overlooking the reflecting pool in 1963.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

In a windowed studio overlooking Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan, Catsimatidis can be seen scrolling through his mobile phone and looking as if his mind is elsewhere while on the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Analyst Vince Valentini says investors are overly focused on the underperforming U.S. segment and overlooking both the value of Cogeco’s spectrum and the strength of its excess free cash flow at today’s low valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

On the twenty-fifth, they captured Fort Douaumont on the heights overlooking Verdun.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman