overwhelming
adjective
[ əʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ ]
• very great in amount.
• "his party won overwhelming support"
Similar:
very large,
profuse,
enormous,
immense,
inordinate,
massive,
huge,
formidable,
stupendous,
prodigious,
fantastic,
staggering,
shattering,
devastating,
sweeping,
mind-boggling,
mind-blowing,
very strong,
forceful,
profound,
uncontrollable,
irrepressible,
irresistible,
unbearable,
overpowering,
oppressive,
unutterable,
compelling,
irrefutable,
overwhelm
verb
• bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.
• "floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses"
Similar:
swamp,
submerge,
engulf,
bury,
deluge,
flood,
inundate,
clog,
saturate,
glut,
overload,
beset,
overburden,
snow under,
• have a strong emotional effect on.
• "I was overwhelmed with guilt"
Similar:
overcome,
move,
stir,
affect,
touch,
impress,
sweep someone off their feet,
strike,
stun,
make emotional,
dumbfound,
shake,
disturb,
devastate,
take aback,
daze,
spellbind,
dazzle,
floor,
leave speechless,
take someone's breath away,
stagger,
bowl over,
blow away,
knock/hit for six,
knock sideways,
blow someone's mind,
get to,
• defeat completely.
• "the Irish side was overwhelmed 15–3 by Scotland"
Similar:
trounce,
rout,
beat,
beat hollow,
conquer,
vanquish,
be victorious over,
gain a victory over,
prevail over,
get the better of,
triumph over,
best,
worst,
gain mastery over,
master,
overpower,
overcome,
overthrow,
subdue,
suppress,
subjugate,
repress,
quell,
quash,
crush,
finish,
bring someone to their knees,
break,
thrash,
lick,
clobber,
whip,
wipe the floor with,
drub,
tank,
blow out of the water,
own,
