overcasts

Covers with clouds

Overcasts serves mainly as the third-person singular of overcast, meaning to cover with clouds or gloom: The sky overcasts quickly before a storm.

In sewing, overcasts refers to stitches that wrap over a raw edge to prevent fraying.

Less commonly, it's a plural noun for cloudy conditions: The marine layer brought persistent overcasts to the coast.

sky

cloudy

Obscured by atmosphere

  • grayNeutral achromatic hue
  • drearyDull and depressing
  • leadenOppressively heavy or dull

dim · darkened · gloomy · dull · hazy · murky · foggy · misty · shadowy · obscured

weather

drizzle

Very light precipitation

humidity · forecast · front · barometer · climate · meteorology · conditions · visibility · pressure · marine layer

mood

melancholy

Subdued, lasting sadness

somberness · dullness · heaviness · oppressiveness · moodiness · pensiveness · wistfulness · atmosphere · tone · pall

sewing

stitch

Thread loop in fabric

  • seamJoined fabric edge
  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • hemFolded garment edge

finish · binding · thread · needle · whipstitch · serge · reinforce · fabric · border · trimming

Opposites
weather/sky conditions

overcastsclears

Removes or vindicates

clear skies · sunny · cloudless · sunshine · blue skies

brightness/luminosity

overcastsbrightens

Makes lighter or cheerier

illuminates · lights up · sunlit · radiant · brilliant

mood/atmosphere (metaphorical)

overcastsbrightens

Makes lighter or cheerier

cheers · uplifts · lightens · enlivens

Phrases
Family

overcast, overcasting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G