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overlooked

overlooked

23 4.0
People do not notice it when it is important
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkt/
: pasado por alto
  • This important aspect of the plan is frequently overlooked by team members.

I'm just saying I see it overlooked more by women, OK.

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Examples

  • And they feel, they feel overlooked and ignored.

  • This is the number one most overlooked way of getting new clients, right?

  • OK, Bottom line is that cannot be overlooked or should not be overlooked, OK?

  • But this, I mean, this was kind of overlooked in my book in terms of coverage.

  • We'll be discussing this this important and often overlooked author.

  • It's something that's very much overlooked, I think.

  • So something else that's often overlooked nowadays.

  • CSE victims are too often overlooked and ignored.

  • One thing that's really overlooked is cat TV bringing the outdoors in.

  • One thing that is often overlooked in Thursday kits is female hygiene products.

Synonyms

forgotten
vsoverlooked
140 2.0

Not remembered or noticed and left alone

is about being missed now rather than failing to remember
unnoticed
vsoverlooked
63 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

is used for things that are not noticed or considered
unseen
vsoverlooked
52 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

means being missed in attention rather than visible to observers
under the radar
vsoverlooked
45 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

is more accidental or neutral rather than purposely kept hidden
undetected
vsoverlooked
43 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

emphasizes not being found rather than simply not paid attention to
ignored
vsoverlooked
26 1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

may be missed by accident as well, not only deliberately dismissed
neglected
vsoverlooked
24 4.1

Not given proper attention and often ignored by others

implies a single missed notice rather than long-term lack of care
unsung
vsoverlooked
22 6.3

A person who does important work without praise or credit

is about not being noticed at all rather than lacking public praise
off the radar
vsoverlooked
18 7.1

Not noticed or known by most people

often implies being outside attention rather than briefly missed
under our noses
vsoverlooked
17 4.9

Very close and easy to see but not noticed

highlights failure to notice something obvious rather than general lack of attention
unheard
vsoverlooked
14 4.9

Not noticed because nobody listened

applies to sound or voice rather than general visibility or notice
unmarked
vsoverlooked
12 4.8

Not noticed or celebrated by other people

emphasizes lack of marking or recognition rather than being simply missed
lost in the shuffle
vsoverlooked
  • Informal
7 7.5

Missed when people are busy or things are disorganized

describes being missed due to chaos rather than general inattention
under-appreciated
vsoverlooked
6 5.2

People do not give it enough praise or thanks

focuses on being missed in attention rather than lacking deserved value
unheeded
vsoverlooked
5 6.5

Not noticed or ignored so no one pays attention

can be accidental lack of notice rather than deliberate dismissal
unobserved
vsoverlooked
5 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

focuses on not being noticed during events rather than general omission
hidden in plain sight
vsoverlooked
  • Informal
4 4.8

Easy to see but not noticed because it looks ordinary

is being missed despite visibility rather than being truly unknown
unrecognized
vsoverlooked
3 4.2

Not known or noticed by other people

is about being missed or not taken into account rather than failing identification
unnoticeable
vsoverlooked
2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

means something is missed even when it could be seen
unremarked
vsoverlooked
2 7.4

Not noticed or talked about by other people

is the neutral idea of missing attention rather than lack of comment
unperceived
vsoverlooked
1 8.2

Other people do not notice someone or something

focuses more on not being considered or taken into account
unnoted
vsoverlooked
1 7.3

Not seen by people or left out when people think about it

is the general term for being missed or left out
underexposed
vsoverlooked
1 6.3

Not receiving much public attention or media coverage

refers to lack of publicity rather than simple failure to notice
unregarded
vsoverlooked
1 6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

overlaps closely but focuses more on being missed than dismissed
unglimpsed
vsoverlooked
1 9.9

Not seen or noticed by anyone

describes being missed entirely rather than only briefly noticed
underseen
vsoverlooked
1 8.3

Seen by only a few people

is about limited audience or viewership rather than single unnoticed events
unlooked
vsoverlooked
  • Archaic
9.9

Not seen or noticed

is the common way to say something was not noticed generally

Antonyms

19 3.3

Made after careful thought

7 1.0

People see and pay attention to it

How Noticed

famous
∞ 1.0
noticed
7 1.0
overlooked
23 4.0
unseen
52 3.2

Surface Forms

overlooked positive

Morphology

overlooked = overlook (transparent) = over + look + ed

Regular past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'overlook', so the relation to the base verb is straightforward and predictable.

Etymology

The word overlooked comes from the two simple parts over and look, where over can mean 'above' and look means 'to see'. To 'look over' something can mean you looked from above or you looked past it, so if something was overlooked it was 'missed' or 'not noticed'.