overshadowing
Casting into darkness
Overshadowing is the present participle of overshadow—to cast a shadow over something, literally or figuratively.
Most often it describes something that diminishes another by comparison or draws attention away from it: Her brother's achievements kept overshadowing her own.
A looming threat or presence can be overshadowing: The overshadowing possibility of war colored every decision.
Celestial body blocks another
- outshineExceed in brilliance
- surpassExceed in achievement
- dwarfDiminutive folkloric being
- dominateControl through superior strength
overwhelm · tower over · outweigh · transcend · exceed · predominate · prevail · overpower
To make something seem unimportant
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- detractReduce perceived value
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
diminish · deprecate · undercut · trivialize · devalue · marginalize · discount · obscure
Appearing threateningly close
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- impendingSoon to occur
darkening · threatening · hanging over · clouding · brooding · portentous · sinister · gathering storm
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
dominate · overwhelm · tower over · outweigh · transcend · exceed · predominate · prevail · overpower · upstage
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
downplay · diminish · deprecate · undercut · trivialize · devalue · marginalize · discount · obscure · put in the shade
looming
Appearing threateningly close
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
impending · darkening · threatening · hanging over · clouding · brooding · portentous · sinister · gathering storm · dark cloud
obscure
Unknown to most
shroud · cloak · cover · bury · smother · suppress · eclipse · block out · darken · dim
- light rightssunlight access, daylighting, light wells, obstruction
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
- drowning outmuffling, masking, silencing, muting, overpowering
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
overshadowinghighlighting
Emphasizing key parts
spotlighting · showcasing · featuring · accentuating · emphasizing
overshadowingcomplementing
Making whole together
enhancing · uplifting · elevating · amplifying · supporting
overshadowingilluminating
Making visible or understandable
brightening · shedding light on · enlightening · revealing · exposing
shadow, shadowy, overshadow, shadowed, shadowing, overshadowed, overshadows, shadowless