Eclipse synonyms and antonyms

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Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.

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The definition of a solar eclipse is when the moon blocks out sun.

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The definition of a penumbra is the lighted area around the shadow of a planet or moon during an eclipse.

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rise (antonym)

The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.

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Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

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To be greater than, as in degree or quality; exceed:

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The passage of one celestial object in front of another, temporarily blocking the more distant object from view. Occultations can provide information about the existence and measurements of the obscuring object. For example, when an asteroid passes in front of a star, the star is temporarily obscured to an observer on Earth, thus revealing the presence and approximate size of the asteroid. In 1977, astronomers were able to identify the rings around the planet Uranus when the otherwise invisible rings were observed to occult a background star. Occultations have also led to the discovery of more distant objects in space, such as binary stars and extrasolar planets.

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aurora (related)

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To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

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To be overpowered by glare

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To darken with or as if with clouds; obscure:

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To make seem dim, as by comparison

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lunar-eclipse (related)

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eclipse of the sun

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To do more or better than (another) in performance or action.

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lunar (related)

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An obscuring or being obscured

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To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.

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To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:

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To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

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(Linguistics) To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).

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To be better than or superior to:

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To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:

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outrival

To outperform; to outdo.

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To damage or corrupt

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To pass beyond the limits of (a category or conception, for instance):

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Veil is defined as to cover or hide.

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To make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure

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To make obscure or muddled; confuse; bewilder

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To blur (a surface or an outline)

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To smear, stain or smudge.

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To become cloudy or overcast:

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To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

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To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

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(Intransitive) to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.

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To spray the leaves of (a houseplant) with water from a mister

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To obfuscate is to confuse someone, or to obscure the meaning of something.

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clear (related)

(Computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

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(Astronomy) To conceal by occultation:

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To dominate is defined as to have or take control, or to get all the attention.

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The total destruction of something

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To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner

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To represent degrees of shade or shadow in:

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The process of becoming dim.

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(Military) protection from observation or surveillance

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The definition of conceal means to keep something hidden or secret.

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eclipse of the moon

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partial eclipse

An eclipse in which only part of the surface of a celestial object is obscured.

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annular-eclipse

A solar eclipse in which the moon covers all but a bright ring around the circumference of the sun.

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The act of something becoming darker.

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Blot means to dry, soak up or remove.

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To put an end to; destroy or cause to die out

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To record or perform a cover of

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total-eclipse

An eclipse in which the entire surface of a celestial body is obscured.

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explain (antonym)

To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:

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lay out (antonym)

(Colloquial) To render [someone] unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.

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fail (antonym)

To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately:

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fall-behind (antonym)

(Intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.

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(Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.

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Find another word for eclipse. In this page you can discover 59 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for eclipse, like: shadow, solar-eclipse, penumbra, rise, shroud, surpass, occultation, aurora, overshadow, dazzle and becloud.