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overshadowed

VERB

make obscure, dim, vague

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloud dim dominate dwarf eclipse outweigh

STRONG

adumbrate becloud bedim command darken excel govern haze obfuscate outshine overcast overcloud 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

Example Sentences

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Those issues never fully disappeared but were overshadowed by the brilliance of the soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Those two sales were overshadowed by even larger transactions.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Korpatsch refused to shake hands with her opponent after prevailing 6-2 2-6 6-3 in a second-round match overshadowed by lingering tension.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Miles Davis, the trumpeter whose lyrical simplicity often reduced his audiences to tears but whose demonic habits sometimes overshadowed his genius for jazz, died Saturday in St.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

But then the pain in my body is overshadowed by the pain that blossoms inside, knowing now that the forest is dead and my family with it.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz