overshadowed
Cast into shade
Overshadowed means cast into shadow by something larger or more prominent.
A tall building overshadows nearby houses.
More often figurative: a person's achievements may be overshadowed by a sibling's fame, or good news overshadowed by tragedy.
The word implies being diminished not through fault but by comparison: Her early work was overshadowed by her later masterpiece.
Exceeded in brilliance
- upstagedOutperformed for attention
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- outperformedDid better than others
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
dwarfed · exceeded · transcended · outstripped · outpaced · outmatched · outdone · trumped
Covered and hidden
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
- maskedHaving face covered
clouded · cloaked · covered · darkened · shaded · blanketed · enveloped · dimmed
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- lesserLower in degree
- minorScale with lowered third
peripheral · marginal · insignificant · trivial · unimportant · negligible · overlooked · sidelined
Excessively dominant or conquered
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- subduedReduced in intensity
- suppressedForcibly held down
- subjugatedBrought under control
subordinated · overborne · engulfed · conquered · vanquished · undermined · stifled · smothered
outshone
Exceeded in brilliance
- upstagedOutperformed for attention
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- outperformedDid better than others
outclassed · dwarfed · exceeded · transcended · outstripped · outpaced · outmatched · outdone · trumped · outgunned
shrouded
Covered and hidden
masked · clouded · cloaked · covered · darkened · shaded · blanketed · enveloped · dimmed · blurred
inferior
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- lesserLower in degree
minor · peripheral · marginal · insignificant · trivial · unimportant · negligible · overlooked · sidelined · minimized
overpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- subduedReduced in intensity
- suppressedForcibly held down
subjugated · subordinated · overborne · engulfed · conquered · vanquished · undermined · stifled · smothered · crushed
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, blotted out, covered up
overshadowedhighlighted
Marked for emphasis
spotlighted · center stage · showcased · featured · in the limelight
overshadoweddominant
Having superior influence
preeminent · paramount · surpassing · ascendant · towering over
overshadowedilluminated
Made visible by light
lit up · sunlit · brightened · unshaded · radiant