overshadow
Make seem lesser
To overshadow is to cast a shadow over something, literally or figuratively.
A tall building overshadows neighboring structures.
More often the word describes something that diminishes another by comparison or draws attention away from it: Her brother's achievements always overshadowed her own.
Bad news can overshadow good: The scandal overshadowed the team's victory.
Exceed in brilliance
- surpassExceed in achievement
- exceedGo past a limit
- transcendGo beyond limits
- dwarfDiminutive folkloric being
tower over · outclass · outperform · upstage · dim · fade · secondary · subordinate
Defeat by superior force
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- influencePower to affect others
subjugate · overwhelm · suppress · stifle · smother · suffocate · oppressive · overbearing
Protect by overlaying
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- envelopSurround and cover fully
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
tower above · umbra · penumbra · silhouette · darkened · gloom · pall · mantle
Weaken by stealth
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- discountReduced price offered
trivialize · lessen · reduce · weaken · devalue · depreciate · play down · undercut
Fabric-making frame
- menaceSource of potential harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- impendingSoon to occur
hang over · cloud · specter · portent · brewing · gathering storm · sword of Damocles · harbinger
outshine
Exceed in brilliance
dwarf · tower over · outclass · outperform · upstage · dim · fade · secondary · subordinate · background
overpower
Defeat by superior force
influence · subjugate · overwhelm · suppress · stifle · smother · suffocate · oppressive · overbearing · domineering
cover
Protect by overlaying
overhang · tower above · umbra · penumbra · silhouette · darkened · gloom · pall · mantle · blot out
undermine
Weaken by stealth
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
discount · trivialize · lessen · reduce · weaken · devalue · depreciate · play down · undercut · understate
loom
Fabric-making frame
- menaceSource of potential harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
impending · hang over · cloud · specter · portent · brewing · gathering storm · sword of Damocles · harbinger · haunting
- outdo someoneoutshine, outclass, outdo, eclipse, surpass
- stand outshine, excel, outshine, eclipse, surpass
- shadowspenumbra, umbra, silhouette, eclipse
- comparison verbscompare, contrast, differentiate, distinguish, juxtapose
- push asidesupplant, displace, oust, edge out, push out
- softensoften, dampen, mute, muffle, tone down
overshadowhighlight
Most notable part
spotlight · showcase · feature · accentuate · foreground