overcast

¹over·cast

transitive verb

over·castover·cast·ing

Definition of OVERCAST

1

\ˌō-vər-ˈkast, ˈō-vər-ˌ\ : darken, overshadow

2

\ˈō-vər-ˌ\ : to sew (raw edges of a seam) with long slanting widely spaced stitches to prevent raveling

Examples of OVERCAST

1. <an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor>

First Known Use of OVERCAST

14th century

Related to OVERCAST

Synonyms

becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, cloud, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud

Antonyms

brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

Related Words

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade; camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

Rhymes with OVERCAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, cineast, colorfast, flabbergast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, mizzenmast, opencast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, simulcast, telecast, weathercast

²over·cast

adjective \ˈō-vər-ˌkast, ˌō-vər-ˈ\

Definition of OVERCAST

: clouded over <an overcast day>

Examples of OVERCAST

1. It was an overcast morning.
2. They worked in overcast conditions.

First Known Use of OVERCAST

1536

Related to OVERCAST

Synonyms

beclouded, clouded, cloudy, dull, hazed, hazy, heavy, lowering (also louring), overclouded

Antonyms

clear, cloudless

Related Words

bedimmed, befogged, blackened, darkened, darksome, dim, dimmed, dulled, dusky, misty, murky, obscure, obscured, overshadowed; sunless; black, bleak, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, funereal, gloomy, glum, gray (also grey), sepulchral, somber (or sombre), sullen

Near Antonyms

sunlit, sunny, sunshiny; brightened, brilliant, dazzling, illuminated, illumined, lit (or lighted), lightened, radiant, shiny

³over·cast

noun \ˈō-vər-ˌkast\

Definition of OVERCAST

: covering; especially : a covering of clouds over the sky

First Known Use of OVERCAST

1637