overlap
Share common ground
Overlap describes things that extend over and cover part of each other: The shingles overlap to keep water out.
Schedules overlap when they share common time; interests overlap when they share common ground.
As a noun, overlap is the shared portion: There's considerable overlap between the two job descriptions.
The word captures partial coincidence—not identical, not separate, but sharing territory.
Point where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- mergingBlending into one
junction · crossover · blend · integration · fusion · synthesis · amalgamation · intermingling
Simplified explanatory sketch
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- setsGrouped items together
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- EulerProlific 18th-century mathematician
subsets · inclusion · categories · shading · region · union · complement · logic
Opposition between parties
- double-bookingScheduling conflict from overlap
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- concurrentHappening at once
- simultaneousHappening at same time
competing · collision · interference · timing · congestion · bottleneck · crunch · overrun
Correct relative positioning
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- matchGame between opponents
- congruenceState of agreement
similarity · accordance · concordance · harmony · parity · equivalence · analogy · consonance
Line marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- zoneBounded area designation
domain · turf · incursion · trespass · intrusion · infringement · shared · disputed
intersection
Point where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
merging · junction · crossover · blend · integration · fusion · synthesis · amalgamation · intermingling · coalescence
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- setsGrouped items together
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
Euler · subsets · inclusion · categories · shading · region · union · complement · logic · probability
conflict
Opposition between parties
- double-bookingScheduling conflict from overlap
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- concurrentHappening at once
simultaneous · competing · collision · interference · timing · congestion · bottleneck · crunch · overrun · spillover
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- matchGame between opponents
congruence · similarity · accordance · concordance · harmony · parity · equivalence · analogy · consonance · parallel
boundary
Line marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
zone · domain · turf · incursion · trespass · intrusion · infringement · shared · disputed · adjacent
laminate
Bond thin layers together
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- coatingApplied surface covering
veneer · film · membrane · covering · superimposition · stacking · blanket · plating · sheeting · encrustation
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- Fit Problemstight squeeze, wrong size, too small, too big, too long
- calendar conflictsdouble booking, overbooking
- foldsfolds, fold, pleats, pleat, creases
- positioning errorsmisalignment, offset, misplacement, misregistration, off-center
overlapseparate
To set apart
sequential · consecutive · successive · staggered · disjoint
- overlay districtsSupplementary zoning boundaries
- overlapping circlesRounds that share space
- visual overlayImage displayed over another
- overlapping teethTeeth positioned over another