OVERSPREAD Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˌō-vər-ˈspred

Definition of overspread

as in to coat

to form a layer over the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan

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as in to overlap

to lie over parts of one another autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic

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overspread

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adjective

as in overgrown

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By Tuesday, a stronger storm system and better wind dynamics will overspread the region, bringing a slight (level 2/5) risk for severe weather to Southeast Michigan, along with a more organized round of storms. — Vytas Reid, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 Dry conditions are forecast for Friday before rain or a mix of rain and snow overspreads the area late Friday night into the day Saturday. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overspread

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread

Verb

Yes, Stark has painted, or, more accurately, anodized, powder-coated, and otherwise bullied into submission just about everything to black.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
In these pieces, which are coated in a palette of bright reds, dusky purples, black, and burl, their provenance becomes even murkier.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of coat

Verb

Wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks, who overlapped with Mannion in Green Bay, never heard Mannion talk so much.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Getting around interference The biggest technical hurdle in spectrum sharing is interference – what happens when two signals overlap and scramble each other, like two people shouting different things in your ear at the same time.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of overlap

Adjective

Scott also admitted to shooting Palmer and dragging his body away from the trail into an overgrown area near a tree line.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Inspired by lawn care creators who cleaned up properties for people at no cost, Spencer began finding severely overgrown yards and offering to tackle them for free.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of overgrown

Verb

Chinese authorities this year proposed mutual aid elder care services to cover 70% of regions by 2030.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Control centres in Seoul and Daejeon cover more than 5,000 people under electronic monitoring, and handle 19,000 alerts a day, said The Guardian.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cover

Adjective

Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
In towns such as Maienfeld, the influx of mass tourism gives the impression that even remote valleys have become overrun.

— Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of overrun

Adjective

Some providers also limit coverage to specific repair methods within covered systems.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
It was named after a type of covered wagon that used to transport American settlers westward to the new frontier during the 19th century.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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