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plural of overlook.
present tense form of overlook (3rd person singular).

overlooks

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disregard, neglect v.
make allowances for v.
have a view of something v.
supervise v.

VERB

disregard, neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discount forget ignore omit

STRONG

disdain miss overpass pass slight

WEAK

fail to notice leave out leave undone let fall between the cracks let go let slide make light of pass by pay no attention slip up

Antonyms

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pay attention recognize remember

STRONG

get praise

WEAK

attend deny follow heed honor look at notice prevent refuse regard respect serve veto

VERB

make allowances for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disregard ignore

STRONG

condone excuse forgive handle stomach take whitewash

WEAK

bear with blink at go along with grin and bear it let bygones be bygones let go let pass live with look the other way pay no mind play past put up with roll with punches stand for swim with the tide tune out turn blind eye to wink at wipe slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

note pay attention regard

STRONG

censure refuse reject

WEAK

attend deny follow heed honor look at notice prevent respect serve veto

VERB

have a view of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominate look out on look over

STRONG

command inspect mount oversee overtop surmount survey top view

WEAK

afford a view command a view front on give on give upon have a prospect of look down look out soar above tower over watch over

Antonyms

STRONG

drop fall follow ignore neglect

WEAK

attend deny heed honor look at notice prevent refuse regard respect serve veto

VERB

supervise

Synonyms

STRONG

boss chaperon control oversee quarterback superintend survey

Antonyms

STRONG

WEAK

attend deny heed honor look at notice prevent refuse regard respect serve veto

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overlooks

Treating the Lawson criterion as a single unchanging threshold overlooks physical processes that can substantially alter the requirements for ignition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Mao's face is printed on banknotes, his portrait overlooks Tiananmen Square, and his body is preserved in a mausoleum.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Their settings and subjects further reveal that categorizing Church narrowly as a member of the Hudson River movement overlooks the fact that his canvases reflect a far broader swath of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The assistant director’s office occupies a dusty third-floor corner that overlooks the gardens: walnut-paneled, overheated, decorated with pinned butterflies and beetles in alternating frames.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr