Synonyms of overlapping

overlapping 1 of 2

adjective

as in intersecting

Related Words

• intersecting
• underlying
• superposed
• superimposed
• conjoining
• convergent
• overlaying
• crisscrossing
• concurrent
• coaxial
• coinciding
• allover
• congruent
• coextensive
• coterminous
• conterminous
• coincident
• conjunctional

Dissimilar Words

• nonconcurrent
• noncongruent

overlapping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of overlap

as in overlying

to lie over parts of one another

the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overlying
• lapping
• overlaying
• shingling
• overspreading

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overlapping

Adjective

In terms of market size, Milwaukee ranks as MLB’s 30th and smallest Designated Market Area, defined by Nielsen as non-overlapping geographic regions that group counties based on television viewing areas. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

How’s an architect supposed to address these overlapping and contradictory rubrics, much less resolve them? — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent teammates mostly function as an information pipeline, while older, non-overlapping alumni may be shaping how recruiters and HR assess candidates who share their team affiliation, rather than simply passing along a tip. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Instead, their ranges formed what researchers describe as a mosaic of separate, non-overlapping distributions. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026

In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026

Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Verb

The three sisters spend much of the film’s runtime apart, rather than the film exploring an overlapping dynamic between them. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Prakash said these facilities face overlapping threats from flooding, heat, unreliable electricity and water scarcity. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

According to court filings, the controversy involved at least two group chats with overlapping participants. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Most are somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a fist, and their only real feature is a malevolent-looking mouth armed with five overlapping teeth for grinding and shearing kelp. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, all ASEAN member states, along with Taiwan, also have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

While several leaders in my survey described stagnant information flows as an impediment to responding to overlapping disruptions, a few also reported tackling internal communications as a way to deal with polycrisis. — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The song develops into a slow-burn, lighters-up jam, its long, unhurried coda like getting lost in a sea of echoing, overlapping memories. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

At first glance, their already tight kinship, and all their many overlapping businesses, suggest that a new SpaceX-Tesla makes sense. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026