Overlap Synonyms and Antonyms

ōvər-lăp
A flap that lies over another part
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. extension
  2. overlay
  3. lap
  4. convergence
  5. addition
  6. intersection
Lie over something else
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. imbricate
  2. flap
  3. overhang
  4. overlie
  5. lap over
  6. cover
  7. fold-over
  8. extend alongside
  9. extend over
  10. project over
  11. overlay
  12. intersect
Antonyms:
  1. separate
  2. divide
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Words Related to Overlap

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Overlap Sentence Examples

  • The syllables overlap, and the hearing is confused.

  • In Propalaeohoplophorus the scutes of the carapace, which are less deeply sculptured than in the larger glyptodonts, are arranged in distinct transverse rows, in three of which they partially overlap near the border of the carapace after the fashion of the armadillos.

  • If be less than this, the images overlap too much; while if greatly exceed the above value the images become unnecessarily separated.

  • In large halls the words of a speaker are echoed or reflected from flat walls or roof or floor; and these reflected sounds follow the direct sounds at such an interval that syllables and words overlap, to the confusion of the speech and the annoyance of the audience.

  • Hence, although the two groups overlap owing to their nearness, it is impossible to regard them as all one unit.

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