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overcast

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of overcast

covered over by clouds

  • the dark, overcast sky made the whole day seem depressing
Synonyms of overcast

beclouded, clouded, cloudy, dull, hazed, hazy, heavy, lowering (also louring), overclouded
Words Related to overcast

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 of overcast

sunlit, sunny, sunshiny

brightened, brilliant, dazzling, illuminated, illumined, lit (or lighted), lightened, radiant, shiny
Antonyms of overcast

clear, cloudless

overcast

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overcast

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

  • an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor
Synonyms of overcast

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

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade

camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil
Near Antonyms of overcast

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil
Antonyms of overcast

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

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