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overshadow vs dominate

dominate vs overshadow

overshadow and dominate both are verbs.

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

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