Missing and Overlooking

Missing

Missing adjective - No longer possessed.

Overlooking and missing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overlooking" instead the word "Missing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: miss, mission, missed

Overlooking

Overlooking adjective - Used of a height or viewpoint.

Missing and overlooking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Missing" instead the word "Overlooking" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: overlook, overlooked, overlooker

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Notes on a Scandal Dramatically Missing the Point: Sheba blasts Barbara for revealing her secret, resulting in her arrest, completely overlooking that she chose to have an affair with her underage student.
  • The final shot reveals that they're overlooking a thoroughly destroyed Paris, complete with the Eiffel Tower missing the top half and an orange-tinted cloudy sky (apocalypticly confirming an earlier throw-away line, "Earth... what a shithole.").
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