Overlooked

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:20 pts10 letters

Definition of Overlooked

verb

  1. To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

    "Our hotel room overlooks the lake."

  2. To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

    "These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders."

  3. To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

    "I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour."

  4. To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.

    "to overlook a valley from a hill"

  5. To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

    "to overlook a gang of laborers"

adjective

  1. Missed, unnoticed.

Anagrams of Overlooked

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

misheedscrutinizetake no notice of