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

The queue — which wrapped around a nearby alleyway — slowly filed into the store, mostly ignoring the protest.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
The post accused bar employees of ignoring complaints about the costume and claimed the man made Nazi salutes.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ignoring

Verb

In published updates, the company has attributed service restrictions and pricing changes to demand exceeding capacity, and outlined investments intended to reduce the backlog.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Measuring 220 feet long, 131 feet wide and 75 feet high, the platform resembles a large airship and is designed to carry an effective airborne payload exceeding 2,200 pounds, Chinese media reported.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 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

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All come with vast mesmerizing views, some overlooking the lake, others facing the green valley, some have terraces; the lake view royal suite has its own rooftop terrace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The dining room and lounge open to a patio overlooking a heated in-ground pool and cabana.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of overlooking

Verb

Millions of Americans had already cast their ballots, with early voting turnout surpassing the last midterm in 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Mitchell was up to four 3-pointers by halftime, already surpassing his previous season high, closing a 4 of 4 on 3-pointers.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 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

Acton, who led Ohio’s Covid-19 response, prioritized protecting the accessibility of Medicaid, forgiving medical debt, tackling surprise billing, and creating a new prescription drug plan to lower costs.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
The remarkably, borderline unbelievably forgiving Adams became good friends with her ex-husband.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of forgiving

Verb

Students can, and should, ask themselves at what point the additional health benefits stop justifying the costs in time and money.

— John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
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

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