overlooked
oh-ver-LUUKT/ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊkt/UKoh-vuh-LUUKT/ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊkt/
- 1Not seen or noticed, even though it was there.
Like a coin on the floor that everyone walks past without seeing.
The overlooked detail turned out to be very important.
She felt overlooked when no one asked for her opinion.
Similarunnoticed, neglected, unrecognized, underrated, disregarded
Oppositerecognized, acknowledged, celebrated
Note
- 2Simple past and past participle of overlook. Use this form when talking about something missed or ignored earlier.
She overlooked the small error in her excitement.
They overlooked an important clue during the search.
Note
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overlooked is a form of overlook
overlook, verb: To miss something or not notice it, often by accident. Full entry
- Forms
- overlookoverlooks he/she/itoverlooking -ing formoverlooked past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- overlook → overlooked: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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Origin
Made from the prefix "over-" and the word "looked."