Synonyms for overtop
| Grammar : Adv, verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-top; noun oh-ver-top |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp |
Top 10 synonyms for overtop Other synonyms for the word overtop
- afford a view
- aloft
- approach
- ascend
- await
- be above
- be at hand
- be coming
- be forthcoming
- be imminent
- be in the cards
- be in the wind
- be near
- be superior
- be suspended
- beat
- become visible
- beetle
- best
- bestride
- better
- beyond
- break through
- bulk
- cap
- cast a shadow
- clear
- come forth
- come into view
- come on the scene
- command
- command a view
- cover
- covering
- crest
- crown
- dangle over
- dawn
- defeat
- discharge
- down
- droop over
- eclipse
- emanate
- emerge
- endanger
- engulf
- exceed
- excel
- extend
- extend above
- fall over
- farther up
- figure
- flap over
- front on
- gather
- give on
- give upon
- go above
- gush
- hang over
- have a prospect of
- higher than
- hover
- hurdle
- impend
- impress
- in heaven
- in the sky
- inspect
- inundate
- irrupt
- issue
- jet
- jut
- leak
- leap
- leave behind
- leave in the dust
- lick
- look down
- look down upon
- look out
- look out on
- look over
- loom
- loom over
- lower
- make up
- menace
- mount
- near
- negotiate
- off
- on high
- on top of
- outdo
- outrival
- outshine
- outstrip
- outvie
- over
- overbrim
- overhang
- overhead
- overlie
- overlook
- overpower
- overrun
- oversee
- overshadow
- overstep
- overtop
- pass
- poke
- portend
- pouch
- pour
- prevail over
- project
- protrude
- rear
- rise
- rise above
- run over
- rush
- seem huge
- seem large
- shed
- show
- shower
- slop
- slosh
- soak
- soar
- soar above
- spill
- spill over
- spout
- spray
- spurt
- squirt
- stand out
- stand over
- stick out
- straight up
- subdue
- submerge
- surge
- surmount
- surpass
- survey
- swamp
- swing over
- take shape
- threaten
- throw
- top
- tower
- tower above
- tower over
- transcend
- transform
- traversely
- upstairs
- vanquish
- vault
- view
- watch over
- water
- wave
- well
- well over
- wet
- whelm
Définition of overtop
Origin :- 1560s, from over- + top (v.). Related: Overtopped; overtopping.
- As in over : adv above
- As in loom : verb appear, often imposingly
- As in overflow : verb pour out, flood
- As in overhang : verb bulge, hang over
- As in overlook : verb have a view of something
- As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
- As in tower : verb rise above
- As in transcend : verb go beyond; surpass
- As in tower above : verb dominate
- As in dominate : verb tower above
- One is inclined to wonder if they do not overtop the feeling.
- Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
- If I had more money these considerations might, with me, overtop all others.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
- It often gives up the struggle and remains in the shade of trees which overtop it.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- It was necessary that something be done lest he should overtop all other flowers.
- Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray
- Others seemed to overtop him, to be built of bone and muscle beyond his strength.
- Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
- They run up swiftly, as straight as a rod, till they overtop the veterans.
- Extract from : « With Wolseley to Kumasi » by F.S. Brereton
- But there are other men, markedly inferior to these, who yet overtop Lytton.
- Extract from : « The Age of Tennyson » by Hugh Walker
- In his unprofessional hours, Mr. Overtop was everything but a lawyer.
- Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton
- "Then, your Honor, we must ask you to take bail," said Overtop.
- Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton
- "The Court can't allow these interruptions, Mr. Overtop," said the coroner.
- Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton
Antonyms for overtop
- abandon
- aid
- assist
- attend
- be below
- be inferior
- decline
- dehydrate
- deny
- descend
- drop
- dry
- fail
- fall
- fall behind
- follow
- give in
- give up
- go along
- heed
- help
- hold
- honor
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- look at
- lose
- lower
- neglect
- notice
- prevent
- receive
- refuse
- regard
- respect
- save
- serve
- submit
- surrender
- under
- underwhelm
- veto
- yield
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