Overhead Synonyms and Antonyms

ōvər-hĕd
Up above
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. above
  2. aloft
  3. hanging
Antonyms:
  1. below
  2. surface
  3. underfoot
  4. subsurface
A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. expenses
  2. cost
  3. insurance
  4. rent
  5. above
  6. aerial
  7. depreciation
  8. aloft
  9. viewgraph
  10. smash
  11. current expense
  12. cover
  13. factory cost
  14. burden
  15. outlay
  16. roof
  17. upkeep
(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. command processing overhead time
  2. command processing overhead
  3. command overhead
The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. operating-expense
  2. operating cost
  3. budget-items
(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disk overhead
Up above
(Adverb)
Antonyms:
  1. below
  2. underfoot

Words Related to Overhead

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. over
  2. over-head
  3. catenary

Overhead Sentence Examples

  • Instead of stars overhead, there were ships.

  • The sun overhead was blinding, the air light but hot.

  • The dark sky stretched far overhead, no sign of morning yet visible.

  • She stood and reached overhead to feel for a ceiling.

  • Trees flew overhead and the sparkling clouds drifted down from the sky.

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