to overlook
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2.9
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/
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- It's easy to overlook minor details when you're in a hurry.
- often overlooked
- overlook an important detail
- overlook the fact
Yes, but women also overlook looks, unlike men.
- Yes, but women also overlook looks, unlike men.
- And they they start to overlook the character side of things.
- He was trash but she overlooked it and got with him anyway.
- And we might actually want to ignore or overlook certain things.
- Ability and enjoyment are two major things that I think people overlook when they judge movies.
- He says that the early Christian Church didn't overlook this tragic element in life.
- And artists, I think, can really show us people that we might overlook in our lives.
- And I find that to be something that the majority of people overlook.
- You know, you know, you can overlook your predispositions.
- Unless there's a reason I'm overlooking for why I'm the asshole.
Examples
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The role of faculty members in student emotional development should not be overlooked, especially when considering diversity courses.
Academic text (2012) -
The impact of poverty on children is also often overlooked in many children's support services, she says.
Academic text (2011) -
And they they start to overlook the character side of things.
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So that might make it easy to overlook when you think about the problem.
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And artists, I think, can really show us people that we might overlook in our lives.
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Courts were willing to overlook clear language in their search for responsible parties.
Academic text (2017) -
Ability and enjoyment are two major things that I think people overlook when they judge movies.
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Scholars and tourists often overlook this monument and this man, but they should not.
Academic text (2008) -
Religion is an important yet overlooked aspect of local life in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Academic text (2012) -
One part of the collaborative process that we should not overlook is the possibility of student-produced tutorials.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.8
Decide not to think about something
∞
1.0
Choose not to pay attention to someone or something
∞
3.1
To leave out a sound or part of a word
518
1.7
To not notice or hear something important
397
1.1
To deliberately not attend something such as a class or meeting
312
2.3
To not include someone or something
256
3.8
Fail to care for someone or something you should look after
119
3.9
Ignore something or someone on purpose
69
4.7
To ignore something wrong on purpose instead of reporting it
66
3.4
Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident
41
5.4
Choose to ignore something wrong
38
5.9
To ignore a small mistake to avoid an argument
28
4.1
To ignore someone or something on purpose
13
4.5
Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important
7
4.1
Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections
7
6.3
To ignore someone or suddenly forget something
3
4.7
To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant
1
4.7
To ignore someone you meet by pretending not to see them
To leave something out on purpose
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Etymology
Overlook meaning 'to miss' comes from the phrase 'look over' in the sense of looking quickly and not seeing something, so to overlook a mistake is to fail to notice it.