Word Type

Noun

Adverb

Adverb

Adjective

Preposition

Adjective

The word "overhead" can be used as noun, adverb, adverb, adjective, preposition and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

subsurface surface

Derived Terms

command processing overhead time computational overhead| digital overhead nonoverhead overhead bin overhead bridge restaurant overhead cam overhead crane overhead engine overhead fan overhead kick overhead line overhead press overhead restaurant overhead squat overhead transparency overhead valve

Context

accounting business computing juggling nautical seafaring soccer tennis transport

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ceiling disbursal disbursement disc space disk space expense foil processing time return transparency

Type Of (IsA)

ceiling return

Part Of

cabin

Related Terms

above activity aircraft bus ceiling compartment contribute cost data directly effort electric expenditure expense head image incurred located luggage monetary outcome over overhead projector passenger progress project seat sky stow streetcars train transparency transport wire

Synonym Network

command processing overhead time disk overhead operating expense overhead projector viewgraph

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