eclipsed
Cast into shadow
Eclipsed means overshadowed or surpassed, from the astronomical event where one celestial body blocks light from another.
A star's performance can be eclipsed by a newcomer's brilliance.
A company's achievements may be eclipsed by scandal.
Her early work was eclipsed by her later masterpieces.
The literal sense describes a sun or moon during an eclipse: The moon eclipsed the sun.
Passage prevented or impeded
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
darkened · dimmed · covered · masked · shadowed · blotted out · occulted · obstructed
Of the star
- lunarOf the moon
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- umbraComplete shadow region
penumbra · diamond ring · path of totality · partial · transit · occultation · syzygy · chromosphere
Exceeded in brilliance
- overshadowedSurpassed and diminished
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- exceededWent past a limit
transcended · outperformed · outpaced · outclassed · bested · trumped · overtaken · topped
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
shrouded · darkened · dimmed · covered · masked · shadowed · blotted out · occulted · obstructed · screened
solar
Of the star
umbra · penumbra · diamond ring · path of totality · partial · transit · occultation · syzygy · chromosphere · prominence
outshone
Exceeded in brilliance
- overshadowedSurpassed and diminished
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- surpassedWent past or beyond
exceeded · transcended · outperformed · outpaced · outclassed · bested · trumped · overtaken · topped · dwarfed
- stood outshined, noticeable, striking, popped, prominent
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, blotted out, covered up
- partially visiblesilhouette, outline, shadow, glimpse, peek
eclipsedrevealed
Made visible or known
illuminated · exposed · uncovered · disclosed · brightened
eclipsedoutshone
Exceeded in brilliance
surpassed · transcended · dominated · celebrated · exalted
eclipsedilluminated
Made visible by light
brightened · lit · radiant · shining · luminous
- solar eclipseMoon obscuring the sun
- lunar eclipseEarth blocks sunlight reaching moon
- total eclipseComplete blocking of light
- total solar eclipseMoon fully covers sun
- eclipse glassesFilters for viewing sun
- partial eclipseHeavenly body partly obscured
eclipse, eclipses, eclipsing, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse, annular eclipse