Synonyms for overspread
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-spred |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd |
Top 10 synonyms for overspread Other synonyms for the word overspread
- abound
- access
- annoy
- apply
- assail
- assault
- bedaub
- bejeweled
- beset
- blow up
- board up
- brim over
- bulge out
- burglarize
- burst in
- bush up
- cache
- cage
- camouflage
- canopy
- cap
- carpet
- charge
- cloak
- close
- clothe
- cloud
- coat
- color
- conceal
- congest
- contain
- coop
- corral
- cover
- cover up
- cram
- crash
- crawl
- crowd
- crown
- curtain
- dab
- daub
- defile
- deluge
- descend upon
- diffuse
- dirty
- discolor
- disguise
- distend
- do on the sly
- dotted
- drape
- dress
- dusted over
- eclipse
- embrace
- encase
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- enfold
- engulf
- ensconce
- enshroud
- entrench
- envelop
- enwrap
- extend
- fall on
- fence
- fill
- flock
- flowered
- flowery
- foray
- fulfill
- furnish
- gird
- girdle
- glut
- go beyond
- go in
- gorge
- guard
- harass
- harry
- heap
- hem
- hide
- hood
- house
- imbue
- immure
- impregnate
- infect
- infest
- inflate
- infringe
- infuse
- inroad
- interfere
- interject
- introduce
- inundate
- invade
- invest
- jam-pack
- lade
- layer
- load
- loot
- make inroads
- mantle
- maraud
- mask
- meddle
- meet
- muscle in
- obscure
- occupy
- overcast
- overflow
- overgrow
- overgrown
- overlay
- overrun
- overshoot
- overspread
- overstep
- overswarm
- overwhelm
- pack
- pack like sardines
- patch
- pen
- penetrate
- peppered
- percolate
- permeate
- pervade
- pester
- pillage
- plague
- plaster
- plug
- plunder
- pollute
- powdered
- press
- protect
- puff up
- pump up
- put on
- raid
- ram
- ram in
- ravage
- replenish
- roll
- run on
- run over
- sate
- satiate
- satisfy
- saturate
- scattered with
- screen
- secrete
- set on
- shade
- sheathe
- shield
- shoal
- shroud
- shut in
- slop
- smudge
- soil
- sown
- spangled
- spatter
- spattered
- spill
- spotted
- spray
- spread
- spread like wildfire
- spread with
- sprinkle
- sprinkled over
- stain
- starred
- starry with
- stash
- steep
- stock
- stopper
- store
- storm
- stretch
- strewn with
- studded
- stuff
- suffuse
- sully
- superimpose
- superpose
- supply
- suppress
- surface
- surge
- surpass
- surround
- swaddle
- swarm
- swarm over
- swathe
- swell
- taint
- take up
- tar
- tarnish
- teem
- throng
- tinge
- top
- top off
- transfuse
- trespass
- veil
- violate
- well over
- worry
- wrap
- wrap up
Définition of overspread
Origin :- c.1200, "to spread throughout," from over- + spread (v.). Related: Overspread (past tense); overspreading. Old English had ofersprædan "to overlay, cover."
- As in infest : adj flood, overrun
- As in covered : adj plentifully bestrewn
- As in invade : verb attack and encroach
- As in overrun : verb infest, spread over; exceed
- As in pervade : verb affect strongly; spread through
- As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
- As in blanket : verb cover
- As in suffuse : verb spread out
- As in cover : verb wrap, hide
- As in envelop : verb encase, hide
- As in fill : verb to put in and occupy the whole of
- We reached Penrith as the grey of dawn had overspread the sky.
- Extract from : « Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti » by T. Hall Caine
- A vivid flame of scarlet had overspread the Duke's countenance.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- But the radiance that now overspread it was from an inward source.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- Watching her he beheld the scarlet stain that overspread her face.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- The stern, dark face of the Alcalde was overspread by a grim smile.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
- The snow has overspread the earth and kept it warm all these months.
- Extract from : « What the Blackbird said » by Mrs. Frederick Locker
- A grayish tinge, absolutely foreign to it, had overspread his face.
- Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
- The banker turned away his face to hide the gloom that overspread it.
- Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau
- Peaceful shadows enwrapped the house and overspread the lawn.
- Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various
- A flush of astonishment—of indefinable emotion, overspread her face.
- Extract from : « The Ghost » by William. D. O'Connor
Antonyms for overspread
- abandon
- abstain
- aid
- assist
- bare
- clean
- clear
- close
- collect
- compress
- contract
- deflate
- dehydrate
- deplete
- deprive
- diet
- disclose
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- divulge
- drain
- dry
- empty
- evacuate
- exclude
- exhaust
- explain
- expose
- exposed
- fail
- fast
- forget
- free
- gather
- give
- help
- honor
- ignore
- laud
- lay bare
- lay out
- leave alone
- let go
- let loose
- let out
- lose
- miss
- open
- passed over
- protect
- purify
- receive
- release
- retreat
- reveal
- revealed
- set free
- show
- shrink
- spend
- surrender
- take
- take out
- tell
- unblock
- uncover
- underwhelm
- unfurnished
- unheeded
- unloose
- unmask
- unnoticed
- unstop
- unwrap
- upgrade
- use
- use up
- void
- waste
- yield
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