overpassing

verb

present participle of overpass
1
as in ignoring
to dismiss as of little importance to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs

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2
as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story

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3
as in forgetting
to fail to give proper attention to army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpassing
  1. ignoring
  2. exceeding
  3. forgetting
  4. overlooking
  5. surpassing
  6. disregarding
  7. forgiving
  8. justifying
Verb
  • Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The department did not respond to a request to share its legal justification for ignoring the Biden-era changes.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • Bianco’s representative last week filed a claim for damages exceeding $10,000.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Apple's new foldable iPhone Duo is off to a strong start, with delivery wait times exceeding three months.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • At this point, the biggest threat to the ’72 Dolphins’ champagne celebration is somebody forgetting to bring the corkscrew.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgetting
Verb
  • On a slight hill, wooden bench swings hover over the ground, overlooking many of the park’s trails.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tinies Tinies in South Main Village offers a patio and upstairs terrace overlooking downtown Fort Worth.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooking
Verb
  • Winter plays Hogan Young, the charming, cocky and ambitious son of the Vice President, who has every intention of following his father into politics — and ultimately surpassing him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Stokes finished with three blocks and now has a WNBA Finals record of 14 in the four games, surpassing the old record of 12 by Brittney Griner and Sylvia Fowles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpassing
Verb
  • Shaming people for disregarding the awesome nature of wisdom might appear a gross violation of their freedom of conscience.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • China criticized Lai’s speech, accusing him of disregarding facts and misleading the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of disregarding
Verb
  • The remarkably, borderline unbelievably forgiving Adams became good friends with her ex-husband.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But after Gouken’s tragic murder — the particulars will eventually be revealed in flashbacks — Ken and Ryu went their separate ways, Ken never forgiving Ryu for failing to save Gouken’s life.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgiving
Verb
  • The centerpiece of the policy originally was his use of a 1977 law to declare America's longstanding trade deficits a national emergency, justifying double-digit tariffs on almost every country on Earth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Advocacy groups are fighting to unseal the OLC’s memo justifying the deadly boat strikes in international waters.
    — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of justifying
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“Overpassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpassing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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