Antonyms for overpower
ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ərover·pow·er

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1. overpower

   To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in many cases, carries the idea of possession; as, to conquer respect, affection, peace, etc. A country is conquered when its armies are defeated and its territory is occupied by the enemy; it may be subjected to indemnity or to various disabilities; it is subjugated when it is held helplessly and continuously under military control; it is subdued when all resistance has died out. An army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives. Compare BEAT.

   Antonyms:
   capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

   Synonyms:
   beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

Matched Categories

1. • Arouse
   • Beat

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1. overpower, overmaster, overwhelmverb

   overcome by superior force

   Synonyms:
   overcome, drown, flood out, overwhelm, deluge, sweep over, overmaster, whelm, overtake, submerge

2. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtakeverb

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

   Synonyms:
   surmount, catch up with, submerge, deluge, overmaster, overwhelm, overhaul, drown, overcome, get the best, catch, whelm, defeat, pass, get the better of, master, flood out, sweep over, have the best, overtake, get over, subdue

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1. overpowerverb

   Synonyms:
   vanquish, subdue, conquer, overcome, defeat, crush, overwhelm, rout, master, subjugate, overmatch

How to use overpower in a sentence?

1. Travis McMichael:

   I didn't know where I was at, but I knew that he was on me, I knew that I was losing this, i knew that Travis McMichael was overpowering me but I didn't know which direction or what mechanics Travis McMichael was doing to overpower me.

2. Lance Bass:

   I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said( that I was gay), it would overpower everything.

3. Saadi Shirazi:

   The sage who engages in controversy with ignorant people must not expect to be treated with honour; and if a fool should overpower a philosopher by his loquacity it is not to be wondered at, for a common stone will break a jewel.

4. Bernard Cazeneuve:

   French (male) passenger tried courageously to overpower him before the suspect fired several shots, then two American passengers intervened and managed to overpower the shooter, immobilized him on the ground and put aside his weaponry.

5. Nicholas Kass:

   But he always wanted to hit the ball through people. He wanted to overpower them.

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