OVERCAST Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈō-vər-ˌkast

Definition of overcast

as in hazy

covered over by clouds the dark, overcast sky made the whole day seem depressing

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verb

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor

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Recent Examples of overcast

Adjective

The sky was overcast but improving conditions on Friday and the draw of the weekend were likely to bump those numbers up considerably. — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The score was knotted at 5, 12, 19 at halftime, and 26 with a quarter to go at overcast Sandy Park. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

In spring, when the weather can go from sunny to breezy and overcast by noon, the jacket’s high-neck shape can provide extra warmth. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026 Short term reversals shouldn’t overcast longer term progress, Reed added. — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for overcast

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcast

Adjective

But the movie is a little hazy about what the father may have actually done.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
The story takes place during the course of one evening, in a hazy spiritual plane where anguished souls are caught between life and the hereafter.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazy

Verb

Writers would deliberately distort certain letters to convey their identities to close confidantes and obscure them from others.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Indeed, the whole point of lethal injection is to obscure the violence of the state taking a human life.

— Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026

Definition of darkened

Verb

But even with 22 tracks to work with, the sound too often defaults to a similar muted backdrop, which blurs some of the less distinct songs together.

— Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
The move into podcasting marks another expansion for MasterClass, which has increasingly blurred the lines between online education and entertainment.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of blur

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

Verb

In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of darken

Adjective

But what happened inside the house remains a complicated and clouded mystery.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouded

Verb

At the same time, the star’s brightness seemed to dim periodically, suggesting an orbiting planet.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
The lights dimmed, and there before them was Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s provocative new film about the birth of OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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