Antonyms for overweigh


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈweɪ


Definition of overweigh

  • As in overshadow : verb make obscure, dim, vague
Example sentences :
  • As for you, say what you can, my false will overweigh your true story.
  • Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
  • Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate.
  • Extract from : « An Outline of English Speech-craft » by William Barnes
  • That is a most excellent reason, but I shouldn't let it overweigh common sense.
  • Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
  • “Do,” said Sylvia, but the cordiality in her voice seemed to overweigh it.
  • Extract from : « Pembroke » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Determination and hope and confidence may overweigh the life side.
  • Extract from : « Applied Psychology for Nurses » by Mary F. Porter
  • Now in what case would this difference be so important, as to overweigh even the single inconvenience of multiplying compacts?
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • In this present book (and in it only) the illustrative work may be said almost to overweigh and stifle the idea illustrated.
  • Extract from : « William Blake » by Algernon Charles Swinburne
  • Even though there may be many monetary or economic reasons in favor of certain occupations, the danger may overweigh these.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for overweigh

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