Antonyms for overlying
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-lahy-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ ɪŋ |
Definition of overlying
Origin :- late 12c., from over- + lie (v.2), or from an unrecorded Old English *oferlicgan. "In use from 12th to 16th c.; in 17-18th displaced by overlay; reintroduced in 19th c., chiefly in geological use." [OED]. Related: Overlay; overlain.
- As in superior : adj better, greater, higher; excellent
- As in overlapping : adj coinciding
- As in lap : verb overlap
- As in overlap : verb lie over something else
- As in tower above : verb dominate
- As in dominate : verb tower above
- The red of nature had come into her cheeks and fought there with the overlying hue of art.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Light was in his face, overlying the flush of simple passions.
- Extract from : « Rose MacLeod » by Alice Brown
- The water, as it plunges down, undermines the overlying rock.
- Extract from : « Charles Lyell and Modern Geology » by Thomas George Bonney
- They are of older date than the overlying and undisturbed coal-measures.
- Extract from : « A Manual of Elementary Geology » by Charles Lyell.
- And no proof has been made from the nature or depth of the overlying deposits.
- Extract from : « Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith » by Robert Patterson
- Overlying this are beds of marl, loam, and surface soil, comprising in all a depth of fourteen feet.
- Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
- Below this surface soil is a stratum of sand, overlying the gravelly beds below and passing into the surface soil just mentioned.
- Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
- The fossils it bears are usually of species which swam in the overlying water and came to the bottom after death.
- Extract from : « Outlines of the Earth's History » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
- It may be injected into the overlying strata in the form of dikes, or it may be blown forth into the air through volcanoes.
- Extract from : « Outlines of the Earth's History » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
- Its great wealth is its deep black humus varying in depth from ten inches to three feet, overlying a warm subsoil.
- Extract from : « Canada West 1914 » by Unknown
Synonyms for overlying
- a cut above
- above
- admirable
- bestride
- capital
- choice
- coincidental
- command
- cover
- dandy
- deluxe
- distinguished
- enfold
- envelop
- exceeding
- exceptional
- exclusive
- expert
- extend along
- extending
- famous
- fine
- finer
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- flap
- fold
- fold over
- go beyond
- good
- good quality
- grander
- high-caliber
- high-class
- imbricate
- lap over
- look down upon
- loom over
- major
- more advanced
- more skillful
- noteworthy
- of higher rank
- over
- overhang
- overlay
- overlie
- overlook
- overlying
- override
- overrun
- overtop
- paramount
- predominant
- preferable
- preferred
- premium
- prevailing
- primary
- project
- projecting
- protrude
- protruding
- remarkable
- ride
- run over
- senior
- shingle
- stand over
- super-imposed
- superhuman
- superincumbent
- surpassing
- survey
- swaddle
- swathe
- turn
- twist
- unrivalled
- wrap
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