Synonyms for overtopping
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : verb oh-ver-top; noun oh-ver-top |
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp |
Top 10 synonyms for overtopping Other synonyms for the word overtopping
- afford a view
- 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
- break through
- bulk
- cap
- cast a shadow
- clear
- come forth
- come into view
- come on the scene
- command
- command a view
- cover
- crest
- crown
- dangle over
- dawn
- defeat
- discharge
- down
- droop over
- eclipse
- emanate
- emerge
- endanger
- engulf
- exceed
- excel
- extend
- extend above
- fall over
- figure
- flap over
- front on
- gather
- give on
- give upon
- go above
- gush
- hang over
- have a prospect of
- hover
- hurdle
- impend
- impress
- 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
- outdo
- outrival
- outshine
- outstrip
- outvie
- over
- overbrim
- overhang
- 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
- subdue
- submerge
- surge
- surmount
- surpass
- survey
- swamp
- swing over
- take shape
- threaten
- throw
- top
- tower
- tower above
- tower over
- transcend
- transform
- vanquish
- vault
- view
- watch over
- water
- wave
- well
- well over
- wet
- whelm
Définition of overtopping
Origin :- 1560s, from over- + top (v.). Related: Overtopped; overtopping.
- 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
- Overtopping others in character, he was conspicuous also in debate.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
- Her sweet, proud face was near him once again, overtopping his manhood.
- Extract from : « The Hill of Venus » by Nathan Gallizier
- Overtopping attribute of God, all of whose attributes are immeasurable.
- Extract from : « New Tabernacle Sermons » by Thomas De Witt Talmage
- He was a man of commanding stature, overtopping the squire who rode close behind him, and dwarfing the men-at-arms by contrast.
- Extract from : « Albrecht » by Arlo Bates
- These "bruisers" of the hunting field ought to be made to carry three stone dead weight; they should be "trashed for overtopping."
- Extract from : « A Cotswold Village » by J. Arthur Gibbs
- He was a big fellow, broad shouldered and tall, overtopping the chief by several inches, though the latter was not short.
- Extract from : « South from Hudson Bay » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
- Mr. Jope glanced back at the roof of Merry-Garden, which from the quay could be seen just overtopping the laylocks.
- Extract from : « Merry-Garden and Other Stories » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- To the rear of these, overtopping all at intervals, lofty snow-clads lifted their white crowns into the sunshine.
- Extract from : « Over the Ocean » by Curtis Guild
- The belfries and roofs of mediæval Orange rose in the clear air, overtopping the half ruined theatre in many places.
- Extract from : « The Ways of Men » by Eliot Gregory
- Overtopping all are the fields of snow, the great reservoirs of the springs and rivers which fertilize the country.
- Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie
Antonyms for overtopping
- 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
- underwhelm
- veto
- yield
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