Antonyms for eclipse
ɪˈklɪpseclipse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 6 votes

1. eclipsenoun

   Antonyms:
   illumination, effulgence, reappearance, brightness, lustre, renown, re-illumination, re-effulgence, foil

   Synonyms:
   failure, obscuration, overshadowing, shading, diminution, outshining, outdoing, outrivalling

2. eclipseverb

   Antonyms:
   recommend, brighten, illustrate, enhance, heighten

   Synonyms:
   obscure, outdo, outshine, overshadow, outvie, outrival, darken, shade, overcast, dim, cloud

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1. eclipse, occultationverb

   one celestial body obscures another

   Synonyms:
   occultation

2. overshadow, dominate, eclipseverb

   be greater in significance than

   "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

   Synonyms:
   shadow, rule, predominate, overtop, overshadow, dominate, dwarf, occult, master, overlook, prevail, command, reign

3. eclipse, occultverb

   cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

   "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

   Synonyms:
   dominate, overshadow, occult

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1. eclipsenoun

   Synonyms:
   occultation, obscuration, extinction, concealment, outrivaling

2. eclipseverb

   Synonyms:
   obscure, outshine, surpass, outrival, overcast

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1. shroud

   Submitted by anonymous on August 18, 2020  

How to use eclipse in a sentence?

1. Joseph Conrad:

   Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.

2. Jeff Young:

   Probably once a week I get a phone call. 'Hi. I have your dog Eclipse here on 3rd and Bell,' i have to tell them, 'no. She's fine.' She knows what she's doing.

3. Credit Suisse analyst Christian Buss:

   ( Gap) expected the spring collection to be a turning point, but we believe structural challenges continue to eclipse any product and design enhancement.

4. Kelly Beatty:

   When eclipse day dawns, weather will trump all the geometric calculations and careful planning that eclipse-chasers have worried about for years.

5. Joe Rao:

   They called it that because the southern edge of the eclipse passed over 96th Street in Manhattan, anyone north of that street saw a total eclipse. Anyone south of it saw 99.9 percent.

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