OVERSHADOWED Synonyms

• made dim or less bright

• controlled or ruled by superior authority or power

• harassed by persistent nagging

• decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

• protected from heat and light with shade or shadow

• (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow

• one celestial body obscures another

• be greater in significance than

• cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

• make obscure or unclear

• be or do something to a greater degree

• get the better of

• shine brighter than

• attract more attention and praise than others

• overcome by superior force

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• distinguish oneself

• be or do something to a greater degree

• move past

• be greater in scope or size than some standard

• of the back half of a stage

• the rear part of the stage

• at or toward the rear of the stage

• remote in manner

• treat snobbishly, put in one's place

• move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

• steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else

• a person who is markedly small

• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

• a plant or animal that is atypically small

• make appear small by comparison

• check the growth of

• one celestial body obscures another

• be greater in significance than

• cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• be in control

• have dominance or the power to defeat over

• be greater in significance than

• look down on

• be or do something to a greater degree

• get the better of

• be or do something to a greater degree

• shine brighter than

• attract more attention and praise than others

• be or do something to a greater degree

• go far ahead of