Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with overlook in American Collocation
overlook
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/
often or sometimes
frequently
often
sometimes
The needs of disabled people from black and ethnic minority groups were often overlooked.
mainly or completely
completely
entirely
largely
It is unsurprising that the findings of the Report were largely overlooked.
deliberately/accidentally
conveniently
inadvertently
This is a scientific fact conveniently overlooked and denied by many male scientists.
easily
easily
If you don’t get it right, you’ll be easily overlooked.
distinction
fact
importance
possibility
shortcomings
significance
These arguments overlook a fact which we neglect at our peril.