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单词 overcast
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overcast

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verb

over·​cast
overcast; overcasting

transitive verb

1
ˌō-vər-ˈkast How to pronounce overcast (audio) ˈō-vər-ˌkast How to pronounce overcast (audio) : darken, overshadow
2
ˈō-vər-ˌkast How to pronounce overcast (audio) : to sew (raw edges of a seam) with long slanting widely spaced stitches to prevent raveling

overcast

2 of 3

adjective

over·​cast ˈō-vər-ˌkast How to pronounce overcast (audio) ˌō-vər-ˈkast How to pronounce overcast (audio)
: clouded over
an overcast day

overcast

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noun

over·​cast ˈō-vər-ˌkast How to pronounce overcast (audio)
: covering
especially : a covering of clouds over the sky

Synonyms

Verb

  • becloud
  • bedim
  • befog
  • blacken
  • blear
  • blur
  • cloud
  • darken
  • dim
  • dislimn
  • fog
  • fuzz (up)
  • haze
  • mist
  • obscure
  • overcloud
  • overshadow
  • shadow
  • shroud

Adjective

  • beclouded
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • dull
  • hazed
  • hazy
  • heavy
  • lowering
  • louring
  • overclouded
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Example Sentences

Verb an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor Adjective It was an overcast morning. They worked in overcast conditions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Sky conditions oscillate between partly cloudy to perhaps overcast at times. Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021 Confidence: Medium Sunday: Mostly cloudy to overcast at times. Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
Adjective
Despite overcast conditions throughout the morning on Sunday, a slew of people came out to see the vintage airplane. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 On an overcast but warm morning at Hancock Whitney Stadium, the South Alabama offense unofficially totaled 452 yards, 14 first downs and five touchdowns on 97 snaps, an average of 4.7 yards per play. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2022 The sky was moonless and overcast, leaving no stars to steer by. Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2022 An immersive, open-world RPG, Assassins Creed Valhalla leaves the Mediterranean for the overcast coasts of northern Europe, England, and lands of Norse myth. Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 On some of the country’s most sacred footing in the sport, the Englishman outdueled Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler on a raw, overcast Sunday at The Country Club to win the 122nd U.S. Open. Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 After an overcast start to the holiday weekend, the sun arrived just in time for Casa Del Sol’s splashy dinner party at The Surf Lodge because no one does a summer soirée better than Jayma Cardoso. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 31 May 2022 On a hillside in Wallingford, the day is overcast with a fine drizzle as winery owner Joe Gouveia walks among rows of vines that will bear grapes for chardonnay and Moscato wines this fall. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2022 Forecasters say Sunday is likely to be overcast but still hot, with a high around 92. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022
Noun
On an overcast yet comfortably warm early September day, firefighters near the head of the parade delighted the kids in the crowd by stopping to spray them with water from their truck’s hose. Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Depending on when the images are taken, shades of green change throughout the day and with the island’s constant climate shifts, from sun to overcast to rain. Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 Of course, to see the overcast of Monday afternoon as symbolic of the coloration of April thus far might mean overlooking the details and the nuances. Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022 Even on a relatively tolerable 55 degree day, the hours of overcast seemed to suggest gloom amid Washington’s granite. Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021 Fog would be rolling in, the afternoon’s brilliant sky replaced by a chill gray overcast…. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022 Deon predicted a cloudy overcast throughout the day, with the chance for heavy downpours, and even thunderstorms, likely in the late afternoon and evening. Matt Bruce, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022 What counted was in part how the morning’s overcast threatened to leave us a bit downcast for the remainder of the day. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021 In the morning, according to witnesses and photographic evidence, the sun rising over Washington converted the cloudy overcast into a brilliant tapestry of flaming reds and rich purples. Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1536, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1637, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overcast

adjective

over·​cast ˈō-vər-ˌkast How to pronounce overcast (audio)
: covered with or darkened by clouds

overcast 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hazy
  • misty
  • darkened
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • gray
  • murky
  • bleak
  • dark
  • beclouded
  • dull
  • overclouded
  • grey
  • louring
  • hazed
  • lowering
  • obscured
  • dusky
  • dimmed
  • heavy
  • dim
  • blackened
  • black
  • obscure
  • gloomy
  • overshadowed
  • dulled
  • sunless
  • dreary
  • cheerless
  • somber
  • darksome
  • desolate
  • dismal
  • befogged
  • sullen
  • drear
  • glum
  • bedimmed
  • sepulchral
  • sombre
  • funereal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cloudless
  • sunny
  • clear
  • sunlit
  • sunshiny
  • lighted
  • brilliant
  • illuminated
  • dazzling
  • shiny
  • radiant
  • lit
  • lightened
  • brightened
  • illumined
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overcast

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verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • obscure
  • blur
  • darken
  • fog
  • cloud
  • mist
  • haze
  • dim
  • shadow
  • shroud
  • shade
  • blacken
  • blear
  • overshadow
  • becloud
  • bedim
  • overcloud
  • eclipse
  • dislimn
  • conceal
  • hide
  • fuzz (up)
  • cover
  • blot out
  • befog
  • obliterate
  • mask
  • veil
  • camouflage
  • curtain
  • cloak
  • screen
  • adumbrate
  • disguise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brighten
  • lighten
  • light (up)
  • illuminate
  • reveal
  • expose
  • illumine
  • uncover
  • unveil
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