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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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How to use overwhelming in a sentence?

  1. Jerry Nadler:

    If the President thinks the call was perfect and there is nothing to hide then he would turn over the thousands of pages of documents requested by Congress, allow witnesses to testify instead of blocking testimony with baseless privilege claims, and provide any exculpatory information that refutes the overwhelming evidence of his abuse of power.

  2. Paula Duncan:

    I thought that the public, America, needed to know how close this was, and that the evidence was overwhelming, i did not want Paul Manafort to be guilty, but Paul Manafort was, and no one's above the law. So it was our obligation to look through all the evidence.

  3. Interior Minister Mario Duran:

    We've seen people asking for help, asking for the government. We haven't deployed everywhere, the situation is overwhelming.

  4. Crystal Washington:

    Its been stressful and overwhelming, after reporting it to HR and management, nothing has happened. At this point I feel powerless. Sometimes I feel like giving up. I feel like there’s nothing I can do.

  5. Donna Lewis:

    Nancy Pelosi said,' Chris Lewis, pick me out some, send me about four or five,' since then, whoosh, like a rocket -- it's been overwhelming.


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