Synonyms for overlap
ˌoʊ vərˈlæp; ˈoʊ vərˌlæpover·lap

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. overlap, convergence, intersectionnoun

   a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

   "there was no overlap between their proposals"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, intersection, lap, carrefour, crossroad, converging, crossway, convergency, product, point of intersection, convergence

2. overlapnoun

   the property of partial coincidence in time

   Synonyms:
   convergence, intersection, lap

3. lap, overlapverb

   a flap that lies over another part

   "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

   Synonyms:
   lap, lap covering, lick, intersection, circuit, circle, convergence

4. overlapverb

   coincide partially or wholly

   "Our vacations overlap"

5. overlapverb

   extend over and cover a part of

   "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

Matched Categories

1. • Coincide
   • Coincidence
   • Cover

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.2 / 6 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "overlap":

   overlapping, duplication, overlaps, overlay, thrusting, overlays, duplications, straddle, superposition, thrust, superimposition, intersect, cross-checking, duplicate, duplicative, piggy-back, overlapped, redundancy

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. overlap

   Synonyms:
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1. Marianne Comparet:

   You can spend a lot of resources distributing protein supplements or vitamins, but in the end if you're administering them to people infested with worms then that supplement is just being eaten by the worms, there is a huge overlap in the populations that are the most hungry and at the same time are the most unhealthy, so it makes sense to bridge them both at the same time.

2. Ahmed Huzayyin:

   Market failures are always sources of inspiration for enterprise, finding the overlap between global and local trends is where the sweet spot lies.

3. Peter Leutscher:

   This overlap of HIV and schistosomiasis is really striking, it's a neglected risk factor.

4. Kaicheng Yang:

   There's overlap of course, but they're not exactly the same thing.

5. Rachel Moon:

   While the differences in blood levels of this enzyme were statistically different -- even if this is confirmed by larger, additional studies -- there is enough overlap in the blood levels between cases and controls that it could not be used as a blood test at this point with any reasonable predictive value.