SUPERIMPOSED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUPERIMPOSED?

Need another word that means the same as “superimposed”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “superimposed” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Superimposed” are: overlying, layered

Superimposed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Superimposed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “superimposed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• With one layer on top of another.
• Placed or laid over something else, typically so that both things are still evident.
• Placed on or over something else.

Synonyms of "Superimposed" as an adjective (2 Words)

layered	(of a plant) propagated as a layer. The current trend for layered clothes.
overlying	Placed on or over something else. An overlying image.

Usage Examples of "Superimposed" as an adjective

• Superimposed images of frantically swarming insects.
• Different stone tools were found in superimposed layers.
• Superimposed rocks.

Associations of "Superimposed" (30 Words)

align	Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. The fan blades are carefully aligned.
avenue	A broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides. Three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.
boulevard	A wide street or thoroughfare. Sunset Boulevard.
busy	Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. A busy seaport.
convergence	The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit. These bivalves have assumed similar characters by convergence.
convergent	(of thought) tending to follow only well-established patterns. One of the most bizarre examples of convergent evolution concerns the so called periodical cicadas.
crisscross	Marked with crossing lines. Wrinkles crisscrossed her face.
cross	A cross as an emblem of Christianity. Michele sat back and crossed her arms.
crossing	The action of crossing something. A short ferry crossing.
crossroad	A junction where one street or road crosses another.
crosswalk	A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other.
delineation	A graphic or vivid verbal description. The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.
heap	Put objects or a loose substance in a heap. A heap of cardboard boxes.
intersect	Divide (something) by passing or lying across it. Lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles.
intersection	A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena. His course is on a direct intersection with ours.
junction	An act of joining or adjoining things. The junction of two roundels produces a triangular space.
juxtapose	Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect. Black and white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with colour images.
laterally	At, towards, or from the side or sides; sideways. Think laterally about new ways of using limited resources.
lineation	The line that appears to bound an object. Magnetic lineations.
montage	A sequence of film made using the technique of montage. A montage of photographs.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. There are many overlaps between the approaches.
partially	To some extent; in some degree; not wholly. A partially open door.
pass	Any authorization to pass or go somewhere. South bids 1NT North passes.
pedestrian	Lacking wit or imagination. A pedestrian bridge.
portion	Something determined in relation to something that includes it. One end of the barn was portioned off for poultry.
road	A railroad. Clara had to walk in the road to avoid black plastic rubbish sacks.
roadway	A road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel.
side	The amount of writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper. Whose side are you on.
street	The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction. The narrow winding streets of Edinburgh.
thoroughfare	A road or path forming a route between two places. The middle bedroom is a thoroughfare to the bathroom.