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Antonyms for eclipsed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-klips
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈklɪps



Definition of eclipsed

Origin :
  • late 14c. (intransitive, a sense now obsolete), from eclipse (n.). Transitive use from late 15c.; figurative use from 1580s. Related: Eclipsed; eclipsing.
  • verb obscure, veil
  • verb surpass achievement
Example sentences :
  • Immediately the square of darkling sky was eclipsed by the cabby's face.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • All this must not be eclipsed in the Blackness of the Black Country.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • Louis XIV., said an eye-witness, could not have eclipsed him.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • The panic itself was now eclipsed by the interest of John Storm's disappearance.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • He swore, and his benignity was eclipsed by wrathful memory.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Was the star that had guided him so long to be eclipsed from him?
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • He is a splendid whip, and his four-in-hand was eclipsed by none other in the club.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • They were laughing as they discussed a matter which had eclipsed the interest in the wedding.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • Even the fat man and his improvised still were eclipsed by the counter-attraction.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
  • This would have eclipsed anything Captain Morgan ever attempted.
  • Extract from : « Daring and Suffering: » by William Pittenger

Synonyms for eclipsed

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