Synonyms for overhead
ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; ˈoʊ vərˌhɛdover·head

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1. operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget itemsnoun

   the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   surface, underground, submarine, undersea, subsurface, opencut, opencast, underwater, submerged, submersed, grade-constructed, aboveground, belowground, subterranean, subterraneous

2. command processing overhead time, command processing overhead, command overhead, overheadnoun

   (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   aboveground, subsurface, belowground, opencast, underground, submarine, undersea, subterraneous, opencut, surface, submerged, grade-constructed, underwater, submersed, subterranean

3. disk overhead, overheadnoun

   (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   surface, submerged, underwater, subterraneous, submarine, subterranean, opencut, aboveground, subsurface, underground, grade-constructed, opencast, submersed, undersea, belowground

4. viewgraph, overheadnoun

   a transparency for use with an overhead projector

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead, viewgraph

   Antonyms:
   undersea, opencast, submarine, submerged, surface, grade-constructed, subterranean, opencut, underwater, subsurface, submersed, belowground, subterraneous, underground, aboveground

5. overheadnoun

   (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

   Synonyms:
   command processing overhead, budget items, command processing overhead time, command overhead, viewgraph, operating cost, operating expense, smash, disk overhead

   Antonyms:
   subterranean, opencut, underground, underwater, undersea, submersed, aboveground, submerged, belowground, grade-constructed, surface, submarine, opencast, subsurface, subterraneous

6. overhead, smashadjective

   a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

   Synonyms:
   crash, command overhead, operating cost, bang, operating expense, strike, viewgraph, command processing overhead, smash-up, belt, knock, smasher, budget items, command processing overhead time, hit, disk overhead, bash, smash

   Antonyms:
   submarine, opencast, submersed, underwater, submerged, grade-constructed, subterranean, surface, belowground, aboveground, subterraneous, underground, subsurface, undersea, opencut

7. overheadadverb

   located or originating from above

   "an overhead crossing"

   Antonyms:
   undersea, opencut, underwater, submarine, underground, submerged, surface, opencast, subsurface, subterraneous, grade-constructed, belowground, aboveground, subterranean, submersed

8. overheadadverb

   above your head; in the sky

   "planes were flying overhead"

   Antonyms:
   underwater, opencast, underground, submarine, subsurface, opencut, belowground, subterraneous, undersea, aboveground, submersed, surface, submerged, grade-constructed, subterranean

9. overheadadverb

   above the head; over the head

   "bring the legs together overhead"

   Antonyms:
   opencut, belowground, subterraneous, submersed, surface, submerged, underground, undersea, opencast, submarine, grade-constructed, underwater, aboveground, subsurface, subterranean

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   • Navigation
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1. overheadadjective

   Synonyms:
   above, aloft

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1. overheadadverb

   Synonyms:
   aloft, above

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1. List of paraphrases for "overhead":

   overheads, overload, overloading, tara, indirect, ropeway, overstretch, overloaded, elevated, indirectly, general

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1. Dathon Golish:

   Asteroid Bennu is rough and rocky, so if you look at it from a different angle or capture it at a time when the sun is not directly overhead, that dramatically changes what the surface looks like, these images were deliberately taken close to noon, with the Sun shining straight down, when there's not as many shadows.

2. Stephen Ellis:

   If we create a whole new branch of the military, the Trumps Space Force secretary would also have all attendant staff and overhead, plus dozens of generals, officers, and staff, except we already have the Air Force Space Command, while the Navy and the Army also already have their own space-related operations.

3. Joseph Fleck:

   Someone yelled ‘fire’ and I look up to see the cabin filling with smoke very fast, a few passengers jumped up to open the overhead bin and saw a backpack on fire due to a battery pack that was charging a cell phone. It had basically exploded.

4. Flavio Volpe:

   I do my best work when the bullets are flying overhead.

5. Patrick Eddington:

   If the president simply tweeted out an image from classified briefing that utilizes our most advanced overhead collection capabilities, it is no doubt welcome news to our adversaries, while he has the authority to declassify any federal document, Twitter is not a legitimate or responsible way to do so.