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Antonyms for overcast

Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; verb oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; noun oh-ver-kast, -kahst
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst

Definition of overcast

Origin :
  • c.1300, of weather, past participle adjective from verb overcast (early 13c.), "to overthrow," also "to cover, to overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather, from over- + cast (v.).
  • adj cloudy, darkened
Example sentences :
  • Glancing skyward, Casanova saw that the heavens were overcast.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The sky was overcast and gray, with a distinct threat of rain.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The sky was overcast, and the heads of the mountains were capped with mist.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • His handsome countenance, so marvellously like her own, was overcast.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • All during the cloudy, overcast day he strained his eyes ahead.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • Oilskins were donned, for the sky was overcast and the wind keen.
  • Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife
  • His face was like the autumn sky, overcast one moment and bright the next.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • The sky was overcast and lowering, and gave promise of a dark night.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • “You can overcast these sleeves, Peggy,” her mother said later in the afternoon.
  • Extract from : « Peggy in Her Blue Frock » by Eliza Orne White
  • At this challenge Madame's bulging brow was overcast with a red cloud.
  • Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens

Synonyms for overcast

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