overcast
Covered with grey cloud and dull.
overcast in a sentence
- The sky was so overcast that we never saw the sun once during the whole picnic.
- The seaside felt chilly under the overcast sky, with thick grey cloud hiding the sun all day.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to overcast?
- Acloudy
- Bbright
- Cclear
- Dsunny
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A: cloudy. The other three mean the opposite of overcast.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to overcast?
- Agrey
- Bcloudy
- Cgloomy
- Dsunny
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D: sunny. The other three mean nearly the same as overcast.
Words that mean something similar
cloudy, grey, gloomy
Words that mean the opposite
sunny, clear, bright
More words about weather & nature
- parched: Extremely dry, or very thirsty.
- pungent: Having a very strong, sharp smell or taste.
- quench: To stop your thirst by drinking, or to put out a fire.
- ripple: A tiny wave that moves across the surface of water.
- sodden: Completely soaked through with water.
- sow: To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow.
- stagnant: Not moving or flowing, and often smelly and stale.
- swelter: To feel uncomfortably hot.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test