overlapped
Extended over another
Overlapped is the past tense of overlap, describing things that extended over and covered part of each other.
Shingles overlapped on a roof; schedules overlapped when meetings conflicted; their interests overlapped in unexpected ways.
The word captures both physical layering and figurative sharing of territory: The two departments' responsibilities overlapped significantly.
Point where paths meet
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interlockJoin by overlapping
- meshInterlocking open weave
interweave · nexus · confluence · interface · splice · junction · interlocking · crisscrossed
Directly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- abuttingSharing a common border
- borderingSharing an edge with
flanking · atop · underneath · straddling · spanning · covering · overhanging · enclosing
Occurring at the same time
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- alignedArranged in proper position
- coexistedLived during same period
corresponded · matched · paralleled · harmonized · accorded · mirrored · tallied · agreed
Indistinct, lacking clarity
- muddledIn a confused state
- unclearNot easily understood
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
fuzzy · hazy · conflated · entangled · jumbled · mixed-up · intermingled · undifferentiated
Filled beyond capacity
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- packedFilled to capacity
- jammedUnable to move freely
- clutteredCrowded with disorder
overfilled · encroached · impinged · intruded · crowded · squeezed · competing · conflicting
intersection
Point where paths meet
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interlockJoin by overlapping
mesh · interweave · nexus · confluence · interface · splice · junction · interlocking · crisscrossed · interpenetrated
adjacent
Directly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- abuttingSharing a common border
bordering · flanking · atop · underneath · straddling · spanning · covering · overhanging · enclosing · layered
synchronized
Occurring at the same time
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- alignedArranged in proper position
coexisted · corresponded · matched · paralleled · harmonized · accorded · mirrored · tallied · agreed · complemented
blurred
Indistinct, lacking clarity
indistinct · fuzzy · hazy · conflated · entangled · jumbled · mixed-up · intermingled · undifferentiated · ill-defined
overcrowded
Filled beyond capacity
cluttered · overfilled · encroached · impinged · intruded · crowded · squeezed · competing · conflicting · contested
overlappedseparated
Put or kept apart
distinct · apart · discrete · nonoverlapping · divided
overlappedsequential
Occurring in succession
consecutive · successive · staggered · alternating · asynchronous
overlappedmutually exclusive
Cannot both be true
distinct · disjoint · separate · unrelated · compartmentalized
- overlapping circlesRounds that share space
- overlapping teethTeeth positioned over another