Synonyms of overhang

overhang 1 of 2

noun

as in projection

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above

Synonyms & Similar Words

• projection
• protrusion
• bulge
• dome
• section
• convexity
• swell
• protuberance
• portion
• piece
• expansion
• block
• jut
• swelling
• mound
• knot
• bunch
• knob
• snag
• lump
• hill
• bump
• puff
• increase
• dilatation
• hump
• blob
• nub
• enlargement
• escalation
• knurl
• obtrusion
• gibbosity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cavity
• pit
• depression
• recess
• hole
• hollow
• valley
• dent
• basin
• crater
• indentation
• well
• indenture
• concave
• bowl
• concavity
• dip
• groove
• impression
• trench
• indent
• trough
• pocket
• dint
• furrow
• notch
• dimple
• gouge

overhang

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrude
• bulge
• poke
• swell
• stand out
• jut
• stick out
• project
• pouch
• dome
• pout
• bunch
• beetle
• balloon
• billow
• belly
• extend
• start
• pooch
• bag
• stretch
• lengthen
• inflate
• elongate
• expand
• blow up
• mushroom
• distend
• snowball
• dilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrink
• contract
• compress
• condense
• constrict

2

as in to threaten

to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on

the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threaten
• menace
• hang (over)
• hover (over)
• impend (over)
• endanger
• jeopardize
• imperil
• hazard
• peril