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overpass

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overpass

1 to dismiss as of little importance
  • He didn't mean anything by that comment, so try to overpass it.
Synonyms of overpass

blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)
Words Related to overpass

explain, justify, rationalize

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

waive, wave (aside or off)
Phrases Synonymous with overpass

close one's eyes to, forgive and forget
Near Antonyms of overpass

heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)
2 to go beyond the limit of
  • a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story
Synonyms of overpass

break, exceed, outreach, outrun, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep, surpass, transcend
Words Related to overpass

encroach, entrench (also intrench), infringe, invade, trespass

overdo, overuse, overutilize, overwork
3 to fail to give proper attention to
  • army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion
Synonyms of overpass

bypass, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to overpass

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of overpass

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of overpass

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

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