OVERPASSING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

overpassing

verb

present participle of overpass

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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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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as in forgetting

to fail to give proper attention to army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion

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Verb

Goldberg said lawmakers should have stood up for students instead of ignoring the constitutional requirement.

— Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
Iranian state television said the tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of ignoring

Verb

Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Europe withers in intense heat Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 104 degrees.

— Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

But Alito’s stance against birthright citizenship goes beyond just forgetting his roots.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
For any leader overseeing transformational change, the challenge is figuring out how to fix one part of the company without forgetting about the other parts.

— Tracy Nolan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of forgetting

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Surveillance cameras captured a person dressed in dark clothing on a nearby roof overlooking the courtyard less than ten minutes before the killing, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
That’s adjacent to what is technically a closetless third bedroom, overlooking the leafy treescape, although the listing is staged with it as a separate living room.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 July 2026

Definition of overlooking

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That’s the quickest any center back has been a part of five World Cup clean sheets, surpassing the record of seven by Italian legend Paolo Maldini.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Businesses have provided direct contributions surpassing $32 million.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of surpassing

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For the next several months, Zaayer continued harassing both Shawna's family and the police by shouting at their grandchild, disregarding property lines and recording them and making false claims on social media, per The Guardian.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
From Montesquieu’s perspective, polarization worsens this appetite for disregarding constitutional norms.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of disregarding

Verb

These figures are considerable for a hardware enterprise, justifying a high valuation.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of justifying

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