overcast

/ˈoʊvɚkˌæst/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. filled or abounding with clouds

noun

1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
3. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
4. a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

verb

1. make overcast or cloudy
   “Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”
2. sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
3. sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
   “overcast books”

Synonyms for overcast

• cloud-covered
• clouded
• sunless
• cloudy
• cloudiness
• cloud cover
• overcasting
• cloud

Antonyms of overcast

• clear up

Words that rhyme with overcast

• last
• cast
• blast
• fast
• past
• broadcast
• caste
• forecast
• mast
• bast
• downcast
• recast
• enthusiast
• iconoclast
• lambaste
• outcast
• rebroadcast
• sandblast
• steadfast
• telecast
• typecast
• aghast
• chloroplast
• colorfast
• flabbergast
• glassed
• harassed
• holdfast
• lymphoblast
• miscast