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overhead

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overhead

to or in a higher place
  • the majestic sight of eagles soaring overhead
Synonyms of overhead

above, aloft, over
Words Related to overhead

skyward, upward (or upwards)
Near Antonyms of overhead

underneath
Antonyms of overhead

below, beneath, under

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