ECLIPSES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word eclipses. (close relations)
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| darkens | verbv | |||||
verb • become dark or darker • tarnish or stain • make dark or darker | ||||||
| dims | verbv | |||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||
| exceeds | verbv | |||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard • be or do something to a greater degree | ||||||
| obscures | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||
| outshines | verbv | |||||
verb • shine brighter than • attract more attention and praise than others | ||||||
| overshadows | verbv | |||||
verb • be greater in significance than • make appear small by comparison • cast a shadow upon | ||||||
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| surpasses | verbv | |||||
verb • distinguish oneself • be or do something to a greater degree • move past • be greater in scope or size than some standard | ||||||
| ellipsis | nounn | |||||
noun • omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences | ||||||
| nasalization | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators | ||||||
