OVERSHADOWED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in obscured

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verb

past tense of overshadow

as in blurred

to make dark, dim, or indistinct large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day

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as in outweighed

to be greater in importance than later you'll find that verbal skills overshadow any skills you have at video games

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Recent Examples of overshadowed

Adjective

So the overshadowed former play has only been rarely seen. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 So, the overshadowed former play has only been rarely seen. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026 Washington had long forfeited its campaign of aiding opposition forces that had become overshadowed by more radical elements. — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 Oliver Bonk, the 22nd pick in the 2023 draft, may be the most overshadowed former first-round pick in recent Flyers history. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Canada’s first-ever World Cup win was overshadowed yesterday when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg after a tackle that left teammates shaken and coach Jesse Marsch lamenting an injury that turned a night of celebration into one of anguish. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 Meanwhile, the directors singled out shows like Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night in 1999 (a year ahead of the Aaron Sorkin–Thomas Schlamme awards curve for The West Wing), the overshadowed–by–The Sopranos HBO drama Deadwood in 2004, and the cult hit Pushing Daisies in 2008. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025

Verb

But today, overshadowed by conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, the world has averted its gaze from Sudan. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 The professional news has been somewhat overshadowed by that of his whirlwind engagement to Zoë Kravitz, to whom he was first linked in summer 2025. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 The country’s geopolitical reputation overshadowed the positive strides in Haitian football. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 26 June 2026 That goal has been overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 More producers bring more visitors, more market attention, and more awareness for a region long overshadowed by other important Greek PDO regions. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The public’s focus on Mountbatten-Windsor has overshadowed the king’s efforts to modernize the monarchy and show that the 1,000-year-old institution can evolve. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 The chaotic conclusion nearly overshadowed what Gray had done earlier, striking out nine and shutting down the Yankees emphatically for 7 1/3 innings as Boston clung to a 2-0 advantage. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 With England, Balogun may have been overshadowed by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and a gifted Three Lions squad that currently has the fourth-best odds, at +700, to win the World Cup, according to DraftKings. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowed

Adjective

On this year’s summer solstice, a group of volunteers gathered to tend to the obscured orchard atop one of the Figueroa Street Tunnels.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
For one thing, near-infrared light can pass through thin clouds, so an obscured sky wouldn't prevent communication.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of obscured

Verb

Today, however, algorithmic feeds have increasingly blurred the boundaries between tween and adult style.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
The concept has overwhelmingly blurred the lines between professional and personal hours for physicians, overburdening an already tenuous workforce.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of blurred

Verb

Most of us, for instance, are not the oil company executives who were told about the effects of CO2 emissions back in the 1970s and decided that the threat to their business outweighed the threat to the planet.

— Gabriel Winslow-Yost, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
However, the positives have increasingly outweighed the negatives throughout 2026, to the point where, at the time of writing, the game has a 74% positive score for reviews written in the past 30 days (of which there have been 951).

— Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of outweighed

Adjective

She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of darkened

Verb

Global foreign investment rose last year, the UN said Tuesday, but warned that this year’s outlook is clouded by trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Each features clouded bubbles to suggest aging, and the Air Max 90 takes the idea further with a distressed upper in the Infrared colorway.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Definition of clouded

Adjective

One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026

Definition of dimmed

Adjective

Intentionally vague and obscure, the Daodejing would go on to inspire various interpretations ranging from philosophical reflections to how to realize the Dao in everyday practice.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
The end of legal slavery in New York should not be an obscure historical fact.

— Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

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