Synonyms for eclipse

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ih-klips

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈklɪps

Top 10 synonyms for eclipse

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Définition of eclipse

Origin : late 13c., from Old French eclipse "eclipse, darkness" (12c.), from Latin eclipsis, from Greek ekleipsis "an abandonment, an eclipse," from ekleipein "to forsake a usual place, fail to appear, be eclipsed," from ek "out" (see ex-) + leipein "to leave" (cognate with Latin linquere; see relinquish).

noun shadowing of the sun
verb obscure, veil
verb surpass achievement

Example sentences :

You are to buy The Dutchman as cheap as you can, and run him as your own horse in the Eclipse.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

After Lucretia's win in the Eclipse, Porter did not land another race.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

It would never do to let the Grahams eclipse the Lockwoods, you see.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

If they were to have their will, all power was to be in their hands; their fame was to eclipse all other.
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

"You should have come in time, then, and seen the eclipse," said the Virginian.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

He knew that his military reputation had suffered an eclipse.
Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

But historically the eclipse was noticed only in the sixth year.
Extract from : « A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd' » by Moulavi Gergh Ali

As it is, I am suffering, but it is not the suffering which follows an eclipse of hope.
Extract from : « Robert Hardy's Seven Days » by Charles Monroe Sheldon

The eclipse of the moon was attributed to their baneful influence.
Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow

An eclipse happening on the 21st day, sorrow and despair in the land.
Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow

Antonyms for eclipse

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