WordCmp.com

dominate vs overshadow

overshadow vs dominate

dominate and overshadow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dominate No No Yes No
overshadow No No Yes No
As verbs, overshadow is a hyponym of dominate; that is, overshadow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dominate:
  • dominate: look down on
  • overshadow: make appear small by comparison
Other hyponyms of dominate include dwarf, shadow.
As verbs, dominate and overshadow are synonyms defined as:
  • dominate and overshadow: be greater in significance than
Other synonyms of dominate include eclipse.
dominate (verb) overshadow (verb)
have dominance or the power to defeat over cast a shadow upon
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance be greater in significance than
be in control make appear small by comparison
look down on
be greater in significance than
Difference between dominate and overshadow

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.