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overlook

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OVERLOOK

1
to look down on <the fortress overlooks the city>
Synonyms command, dominate
Related Words face, front
2
to fail to give proper attention to <you've overlooked your chores again this week>
Related Words fail; miss, omit; brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off); disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn; scant, skimp
Antonyms attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)
3
to be in charge of <you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future>
4
to cast a spell on <the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman>
Synonyms charm, enchant, ensorcell (or ensorcel), hex, overlook, spell, strike
Near Antonyms bless
5
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) <quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value>
Near Antonyms skim; glance (at or over); miss, overlook
6
to dismiss as of little importance <definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity>
Near Antonyms heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)
7
to look after and make decisions about <the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal>

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