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Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overlook

5 senses of overlook

Sense 1
overlook -- (look past, fail to notice)
       => miss, lose -- (fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said")

Sense 2
look out on, look out over, overlook, look across -- (be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson")
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sense 3
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap -- (leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten")

Sense 4
dominate, command, overlook, overtop -- (look down on; "The villa dominates the town")
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sense 5
overlook -- (watch over; "I am overlooking her work")
       => survey -- (look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates")

Antonyms of adj overlooking

1 sense of overlooking

Sense 1
commanding, dominating, overlooking -- (used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom")

INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low -- (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow")

Similarity of adj overlooking

1 sense of overlooking

Sense 1
commanding, dominating, overlooking -- (used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom")
       => high (vs. low) -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")


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