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overlaid

[oh-ver-leyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪd /
ADJECTIVE
covered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflaged capped closed coated concealed enclosed hidden painted protected shielded topped wrapped
STRONG
bound disguised enveloped hooded masked roofed secreted sheathed sheltered surfaced varnished veiled
WEAK
lidded
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bare exposed open uncovered
STRONG
unmasked
WEAK
empty passed over revealed unfurnished unheeded unnoticed
ADJECTIVE
gilt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gaudy gleaming glittering golden lustrous painted sparkling
STRONG
alloyed plated tinsel tinseled varnished
WEAK
meretricious shiny showy specious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull matte

Example Sentences

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It then overlaid a valuation screen on its score card, and came up with four names.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Now Snap plans to release augmented reality glasses in 2026 that let people interact with digital images overlaid onto the physical world.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

The GPS showed him ground coordinates, but there was no overlaid image—no moving dot or icon—that showed where he was in relation to those coordinates.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2025

The claim is sometime made that funerals are about the living, but that reduces the event to a group therapy session, overlaid with the cloying odor of lilies and gladioli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

This was a bedroom with a plain iron bedstead overlaid with a thin white quilt.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt