overtop

Rise above something

Overtop means to rise above or exceed in height: The new skyscraper overtops everything else on the skyline.

By extension, it can mean to surpass or exceed more generally: Her performance overtopped all expectations.

The word is somewhat literary and uncommon in everyday speech.

dominate

tower

Tall slender edifice

loomFabric-making frame
overshadowDominate by comparison
dwarfDiminutive folkloric being

command · overlook · soar · dominate · crown · surmount · crest · peak · summit · pinnacle

exceed

surpass

Exceed in achievement

outstripSurpass or overtake
outdoExceed in achievement
eclipseCelestial body blocks another

transcend · outpace · outperform · overshadow · excel · surmount · outmatch · overcome · trump · outweigh

overwhelm

engulf

Completely surround and cover

swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
inundateOverwhelm with excess
floodOverwhelming water overflow

deluge · submerge · overrun · overpower · overflow · drown · swallow · bury · smother · cascade

Categories

Over/Under Wordsabove, below, beneath, overhead, underneath

Opposites

vertical position/height relation

overtopunderlie

Form the basis of

fall below · undershoot · descend · underhang

surpassing/exceeding

overtoptrail

Path through wilderness

lag behind · decline · underperform · come up short · yield

dominance/superiority

overtopyield

Produce or relinquish

submit · defer · bow to · aid · succumb

Family

overtake, overtopping, overtopped

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