overlooked
overlooked adjective: missed, unnoticed. Also the simple past and past participle of overlook.
Adjective
overlooked (comparative more overlooked, superlative most overlooked)
- Missed, unnoticed.
- Jealousy: It's all the feelings that come over you when you think you're being overlooked by others. It comes from inside, from your insecurities and fears—fear of loss, fear of betrayal, and fear of hurt.2021, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, “What is... jealousy?”, in Let's Talk About It, →ISBN, page 189
Also used as
overlooked is also the simple past and past participle of overlook.
Examples of overlooked in a sentence
- Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings.
- This midcentury masterpiece was overlooked at the time it was created.
- These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.
Forms of overlooked
| comparative | more overlooked |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overlooked |
Origin of overlooked
From over- + looked.
Words formed from overlooked
Words that rhyme with overlooked
Questions about overlooked
- What does overlooked mean?
- Overlooked means missed, unnoticed.
- What part of speech is overlooked?
- Overlooked is an adjective.
Words near overlooked in the dictionary
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