OVERCLOUDS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

overclouds

verb

present tense third-person singular of overcloud

as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the eerie dusk of an approaching storm overclouded the plains

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When the moon obscures most of the sun just before totality, leaving only a thin sliver of sunlight, the turbulence becomes visible.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Casting Gen Z’s reactions as nihilistic obscures the values and institutional distrust connected to them and fails to appreciate their egalitarian and pragmatic ideals.

— Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscures

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Mistral’s expanding verticals also include defense, a contentious territory as critics, including the pope, warn that the use of AI in battlefield decisions presents unacceptable risks and blurs accountability.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Midway through, colors briefly appeared richer and moving objects left trails in his vision, like speed blurs.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blurs

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The United States’ relationship with its partners in the region also clouds its messaging and invites escalation.

— Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Much of the debris that clouds the water in this technique is leftover detergent and fabric softener that build up in fabric fibers over time, according to the article.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of clouds

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Even in the third-person narration of Call of the Wild the dramatis personae of eccentric, infighting dogs overshadows the flat and peripheral human characters until Thornton appears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
This is true and important, but it's presented in a way that overshadows Washington's lifetime of enslaving.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

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