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overlook vs skip

skip vs overlook

overlook and skip both are nouns.

overlook and skip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overlook Yes No Yes No
skip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, skip is a hyponym of overlook; that is, skip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overlook:
  • overlook: leave undone or leave out
  • skip: bypass
Other hyponyms of overlook include forget, jump, pass over, skip over.
overlook (noun) skip (noun)
a high place affording a good view a mistake resulting from neglect
a gait in which steps and hops alternate
overlook (verb) skip (verb)
leave undone or leave out bypass
watch over cause to skip over a surface
look past, fail to notice jump lightly
look down on leave suddenly
be oriented in a certain direction bound off one point after another
intentionally fail to attend
Difference between overlook and skip

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