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. Potash Corp:

   Bottom line, the risk of inventory change will always overshadow the desire to store up.

2. Paul Ryan:

   That's what matters in posterity. The issue of the moment, the tweet of the moment, pales in comparison to the big policy changes that I really believe are going to make a big difference in people's lives, are going to move us in the right direction, those things completely overshadow the frustrations of the day or of the moment.

3. 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.

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. Sinan Ulgen:

   The political expediency of a deal with Iran will overshadow U.S. aggressiveness on Syria ... There is a new-found understanding in Ankara about this.