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Synonyms for overwhelming
ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-over·whelm·ing

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  1. overwhelmingverb

    Antonyms:
    underwhelming

  2. overwhelmingadjective

    Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

    Antonyms:
    underwhelming

  3. overwhelmingadjective

    Antonyms:
    underwhelming

  4. overwhelmingadjective

    Antonyms:
    underwhelming

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. overpowering, overwhelmingadjective

    so strong as to be irresistible

    "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"

    Synonyms:
    consuming, overpowering

    Antonyms:
    mild, resistible

  2. consuming, overwhelmingadjective

    very intense

    "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

    Synonyms:
    consuming, overpowering

    Antonyms:
    resistible, mild

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  1. overwhelmingadjective

    Synonyms:
    irresistible, overpowering

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#8774tremendous
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#11452overwhelming
#15495sweeping
#15908immense
#21692crushing
#22594daunting
#22949irresistible
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How to use overwhelming in a sentence?

  1. Chuck Schumer:

    That is not the case for the overwhelming majority here, again all he will accomplish with his actions here today is to delay that aid. Not to stop it.

  2. Hannah Arendt:

    The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.

  3. Taylor Massey:

    It was the most overwhelming news I’d heard in a long time. I’d only lived in my home for six months when the tornado happened … so to be able to get this new house, it’s amazing.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    There was a bias, but the evidence was so overwhelming, the application was granted anyway.

  5. Mark Zandi:

    The rules of the game keep changing. For a business person, that is overwhelming, they're not going to feel like the coast is clear. That uncertainty will depress ability to go out and expand and grow. They're not going to go out and hire more people because they're not sure what lays ahead in the future. This is going to be a process. I don't think it's like a light switch going on.


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