overlook
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of overlook
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Related Words for overlook
ignore, discount, omit, forget, disregard, dominate, overpass, disdain, miss, slight, pass, stomach, whitewash, forgive, excuse, take, handle, condone, top, inspectExamples from the Web for overlook
Contemporary Examples of overlook
In the book, Tavris and Aronson argue that the same ability to overlook minor flaws in a marriage leads to overlooking major ones.
Many were just eager to forget, absolve, or overlook serious accusations, simply because doing so would be hugely convenient.
But it is also a mistake to overlook some important differences.
In reading about ASHA, its current location is hard to overlook—Research Triangle, North Carolina.
Moments like these could cause ticket-buyers to squirm or, perhaps, reflect on their own capacity to overlook and forgive.
Woody Allen’s ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ Musical and the Moral Responsibility of an ArtistBrian Spitulnik
April 10, 2014
Historical Examples of overlook
Our friend will overlook the matter if you do but say that you have acted in heat and haste.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
You might overlook the most important part of my paraphernalia; and really I am not damaged.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
It'll be an advantage if she is Irish, but I'll overlook it if she isn't.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
From the hill, we could overlook the river, and the adjacent country.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
He would prize the jewel, and overlook the inferiority of the casket.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox