Antonyms for superincumbent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : soo-per-in-kuhm-buh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pər ɪnˈkʌm bənt


Definition of superincumbent

  • As in oppressive : adj overwhelming, repressive
  • As in superior : adj better, greater, higher; excellent
  • As in weighty : adj troublesome, difficult
  • As in burdensome : adj troublesome
  • As in exigent : adj difficult, taxing
Example sentences :
  • Then she felt a hand trying to remove her superincumbent head-gear.
  • Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
  • Under this superincumbent weight I had long struggled to stand.
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
  • Yet these are hidden beneath a superincumbent mass of trivialities.
  • Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature » by John Addington Symonds
  • The present superincumbent mass is about 20 feet in thickness.
  • Extract from : « The Youthful Wanderer » by George H. Heffner
  • A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.
  • Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor
  • Below us slept the waters of the bay, reflecting, in their crystal depths, the superincumbent mountains and overarching sky.
  • Extract from : « The Felon's Track » by Michael Doheny
  • The superincumbent mass of earth would crush the strongest metal.
  • Extract from : « Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. » by John Uri Lloyd
  • The entry from the street begins with a descent of a few steps, and is dark from the superincumbent land.
  • Extract from : « The Court of Cacus » by Alexander Leighton
  • In the shallow diggings the superincumbent earth above the pay-dirt is removed, and the process is called "stripping."
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 » by Various
  • As the meal progressed, the superincumbent earth weighed less heavily on their souls.
  • Extract from : « Froth » by Armando Palacio Valds

Synonyms for superincumbent

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