snow under
verb
snowed under; snowing under; snows under
transitive verb
1
: to overwhelm especially in excess of capacity to absorb or deal with something
2
: to defeat by a large margin
Synonyms
- annihilate
- blow away
- bomb
- bury
- clobber
- cream
- drub
- dust
- flatten
- paste
- rout
- shellac
- skin
- skunk
- smoke [slang]
- smother
- thrash
- trim
- tromp
- trounce
- wallop
- wax [slang]
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- whap
- whup
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Example Sentences
the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork
Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1
snow under
verb
1
as in to blow away
to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blow away
- bomb
- overcome
- master
- bury
- eat alive
- dust
- whip
- top
- run rings around
- skin
- upset
- smoke
- cream
- beat
- paste
- annihilate
- beat the pants off
- trim
- skunk
- rout
- smother
- run circles around
- wax
- throw
- flatten
- shellac
- drub
- wallop
- wipe the floor with
- thrash
- trounce
- clobber
- overwhelm
- wipe the ground with
- exceed
- succeed
- take
- surpass
- sweep
- score
- whomp
- whop
- whup
- destroy
- conquer
- dispatch
- best
- tromp
- worst
- better
- cap
- knock over
- whap
- prevail (over)
- crush
- nose out
- overthrow
- lick
- triumph (over)
- overmatch
- slaughter
- finish
- win (against)
- eclipse
- subdue
- hurdle
- subjugate
- overbear
- knock off
- vanquish
- transcend
- surmount
- excel
- overtop
- overpower
- flourish
- outdo
- edge (out)
- outshine
- upend
- outstrip
- outdistance
- ace (out)
- break
- pip
- sink
- outfight
- do in
2
as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork Synonyms & Similar Words
- overwhelm
- overcome
- devastate
- grind (down)
- floor
- crush
- oppress
- swamp
- overmaster
- rock
- prostrate
- overpower
- whelm
- disturb
- defeat
- drown
- deluge
- sink
- upset
- refute
- distress
- throw
- shatter
- confute
- unman
- stagger
- demoralize
- break
- unnerve