Overlook meaning

What does “overlook” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“overlook” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a high place affording a good view.

overlook

look past, fail to notice
be oriented in a certain direction
“The house looks out on a tennis court”
“The apartment overlooks the Hudson”
Synonymslook out on look out over look across
leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
“The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
Synonymsneglect pretermit omit drop miss leave out overleap
look down on
“The villa dominates the town”
Synonymsdominate command overtop
watch over
“I am overlooking her work”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University