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overlooked

/ˈoʊvɝlˌʊkt/adjective3 syllables

Overlooked means: not taken into account.

Synonyms for overlooked3

adjective, as in not taken into account

unmarked, unnoted, unnoticed

What does overlooked mean?1

adjective

1

not taken into account“his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Overlooked in a sentence

  • If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.Adelpa
  • He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.sundown
  • I overlooked a chance that could have brought success.Nuel
  • I hope it will be overlooked this time.Zifre
  • Our teacher frequently overlooked the names of people on the list.unknown
  • Is there something important about you that you feel is overlooked?Nuel
  • His ability has been overlooked by his boss.CM
  • Our teacher often overlooked his name on the list.AOCinJAPAN

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.