Synonyms of overhangs

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noun

plural of overhang

as in projections

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above

Synonyms & Similar Words

• projections
• protrusions
• sections
• bulges
• protuberances
• domes
• swells
• portions
• convexities
• pieces
• blocks
• juts
• expansions
• mounds
• snags
• hills
• knobs
• knots
• swellings
• bunches
• bumps
• lumps
• humps
• increases
• puffs
• dilatations
• blobs
• knurls
• obtrusions
• enlargements
• gibbosities
• nubs
• escalations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pits
• cavities
• depressions
• hollows
• holes
• recesses
• wells
• indentations
• dents
• craters
• valleys
• basins
• concavities
• indentures
• indents
• concaves
• dips
• grooves
• bowls
• trenches
• dints
• pockets
• troughs
• furrows
• impressions
• notches
• dimples
• gouges

overhangs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of overhang

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• bulges
• pokes
• juts
• swells
• stands out
• projects
• sticks out
• billows
• beetles
• pouches
• bellies
• pouts
• balloons
• extends
• bags
• bunches
• starts
• domes
• stretches
• pooches
• lengthens
• inflates
• distends
• mushrooms
• dilates
• elongates
• expands
• snowballs
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• condenses
• compresses
• constricts

2

as in threatens

to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on

the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threatens
• menaces
• hangs (over)
• hovers (over)
• endangers
• impends (over)
• hazards
• jeopardizes
• imperils
• perils