Antonyms for superincumbent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : soo-per-in-kuhm-buh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pər ɪnˈkʌm bənt

Definition of superincumbent

As in oppressive : adj overwhelming, repressive
As in superior : adj better, greater, higher; excellent
As in weighty : adj troublesome, difficult
As in burdensome : adj troublesome
As in exigent : adj difficult, taxing

Example sentences :

Then she felt a hand trying to remove her superincumbent head-gear.
Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne

Under this superincumbent weight I had long struggled to stand.
Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

Yet these are hidden beneath a superincumbent mass of trivialities.
Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature » by John Addington Symonds

The present superincumbent mass is about 20 feet in thickness.
Extract from : « The Youthful Wanderer » by George H. Heffner

A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.
Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor

Below us slept the waters of the bay, reflecting, in their crystal depths, the superincumbent mountains and overarching sky.
Extract from : « The Felon's Track » by Michael Doheny

The superincumbent mass of earth would crush the strongest metal.
Extract from : « Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. » by John Uri Lloyd

The entry from the street begins with a descent of a few steps, and is dark from the superincumbent land.
Extract from : « The Court of Cacus » by Alexander Leighton

In the shallow diggings the superincumbent earth above the pay-dirt is removed, and the process is called "stripping."
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 » by Various

As the meal progressed, the superincumbent earth weighed less heavily on their souls.
Extract from : « Froth » by Armando Palacio Valds

Synonyms for superincumbent

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