Antonyms for overtop


Grammar : Adv, verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-top; noun oh-ver-top
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp


Definition of overtop

Origin :
  • 1560s, from over- + top (v.). Related: Overtopped; overtopping.
  • As in over : adv above
  • As in loom : verb appear, often imposingly
  • As in overflow : verb pour out, flood
  • As in overhang : verb bulge, hang over
  • As in overlook : verb have a view of something
  • As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
  • As in tower : verb rise above
  • As in transcend : verb go beyond; surpass
  • As in tower above : verb dominate
  • As in dominate : verb tower above
Example sentences :
  • One is inclined to wonder if they do not overtop the feeling.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
  • If I had more money these considerations might, with me, overtop all others.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
  • It often gives up the struggle and remains in the shade of trees which overtop it.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • It was necessary that something be done lest he should overtop all other flowers.
  • Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray
  • Others seemed to overtop him, to be built of bone and muscle beyond his strength.
  • Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
  • They run up swiftly, as straight as a rod, till they overtop the veterans.
  • Extract from : « With Wolseley to Kumasi » by F.S. Brereton
  • But there are other men, markedly inferior to these, who yet overtop Lytton.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Tennyson » by Hugh Walker
  • In his unprofessional hours, Mr. Overtop was everything but a lawyer.
  • Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton
  • "Then, your Honor, we must ask you to take bail," said Overtop.
  • Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton
  • "The Court can't allow these interruptions, Mr. Overtop," said the coroner.
  • Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton

Synonyms for overtop

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