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verb
- 1. fail to notice: "he seems to have overlooked one important fact" Similar Opposite
- 2. have a view of from above: "the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees" Similar
noun
- 1. a commanding position or view: North American "the overlook to the townsite"
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to provide a view of, especially from above: Our hotel room overlooked the harbour. The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings). Fewer examples. Our balcony overlooks the river. We booked a room with a window overlooking the piazza.
The meaning of OVERLOOKED is not seen, noticed, or considered. How to use overlooked in a sentence.
Synonyms for OVERLOOKED: dominated, faced, commanded, fronted, ignored, forgot, neglected, disregarded; Antonyms of OVERLOOKED: regarded, attended (to), valued, tended (to), appreciated, cherished, remembered, cultivated.
transitive verb. 1. : to look over : inspect. took down a map and overlooked it Eileen Duggan. 2. a. : to look down upon from above. do not like living near water, and prefer not to be overlooked G. W. B. Huntingford. b. : to rise above or afford a view of. the mountains that overlook the village. 3. a. : to look past : miss.
Overlooked definition: not noticed, or not considered, used, etc.. See examples of OVERLOOKED used in a sentence.
to provide a view of, especially from above: Our hotel room overlooked the harbour. The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings). Fewer examples. Our balcony overlooks the river. We booked a room with a window overlooking the piazza.
1. a. To look over or at from a higher place: We overlooked the valley from the cliff. b. To afford a view over: The tower overlooks the sea. 2. a. To fail to notice or consider; miss: Even the editor overlooked this error. b. To ignore deliberately or indulgently; disregard: I'll overlook that remark if you leave now. 3. Archaic. a.
overlooked. Something that's overlooked is either not seen or deliberately ignored. If you find a plastic egg full of stale jelly beans in June, it may be an overlooked prize from April's Easter egg hunt. When you disregard, pass over, or fail to notice something, you can call it overlooked.
overlook something if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building. Our back yard is overlooked by several houses. overlook somebody (for something) to not consider somebody for a job or position, even though they might be suitable synonym pass over.
indulgently or generously excused or disregarded, as faults or misbehavior: We share love in a million different ways—a kind word or friendly smile here, an overlooked offense or an act of service there.
