adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
2. 2
   a cast that falls beyond the intended spot wordnet
3. 3
   An outcast. obsolete
4. 4
   a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling wordnet
5. 5
   A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.

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6. 6
   gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover wordnet
7. 7
   the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To overthrow. obsolete, transitive
2. 2
   sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next wordnet
3. 3
   To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken. transitive
4. 4
   sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches wordnet
5. 5
   To make gloomy; to depress. transitive

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6. 6
   make overcast or cloudy wordnet
7. 7
   To be or become cloudy. intransitive, obsolete
8. 8
   To transform. obsolete, transitive
9. 9
   To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. transitive

Adjective

1. 1
   Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

   "The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]"

2. 2
   In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy. figuratively

Adjective

1. 1
   filled or abounding with clouds wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cloudinessacheronianacheronticadumbrateaerospaceaerosphere

Antonyms

All antonyms

beautifulundercastclear up

Example

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"All of a sudden the sky became overcast."

Etymology

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.