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Adjective: overlooked  ,ow-vu(r)'lûkt
  1. Not taken into account
    "his retirement was not allowed to go overlooked";
    - unmarked, unnoted
Verb: overlook  ,ow-vu(r)'lûk
  1. Look past, fail to notice
     
  2. Be oriented in a certain direction
    "The apartment overlooks the Hudson";
    - look out on, look out over, look across
     
  3. Leave undone or leave out
    "How could I overlook that typo?";
    - neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap
     
  4. Look down on
    "The villa overlooks the town";
    - dominate, command, overtop
     
  5. Watch over
    "I am overlooking her work"

See also: unnoticed

Type of: lie, lose, miss, survey

Encyclopedia: Overlooked

Overlook, Portland, Oregon