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[ oh-ver-pou-er-ing ] / ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overpowering ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth. Origin of overpoweringFirst recorded in 1690–1700; overpower + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM overpoweringo·ver·pow·er·ing·ly, adverbo·ver·pow·er·ing·ness, nounWords nearby overpoweringoverpopulate, overpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential, overpower, overpowering, overpraise, overprescribe, overpressure, overprice, overpriced Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overpoweringThe small family home is still intact but the stench of rotting flesh that comes from inside is overpowering. Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution?|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST I say a small scale, because an overpowering majority of the public has never heard of him. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST I say on a small scale, because an overpowering majority of the public has never heard of him. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST That overpowering, but ultimately ill-placed, nostalgia seems to also ring true for executive producer Rick Rubin. ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ Review: Eminem’s a Great Rapper With Nothing to Say|Rawiya Kameir|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His music bled menace and lust, but also tenderness and vulnerability and an overpowering romantic lyricism. Why Elvis Presley Never Really Died|Larry Durstin|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST A nightmare is not always a sense of oppression on the chest only; it may be an overpowering dread of something you dream you see. Cecilia de Nol|Lanoe Falconer The overpowering reaction which always follows great moral shocks was about to declare itself. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola They only arrived in time to find these being driven in by overpowering numbers of the enemy. The Story of the Malakand Field Force|Sir Winston S. Churchill Even if I succeeded in overpowering Garvin's gun-man, there was still his ally to reckon with. The Portal of Dreams|Charles Neville Buck The room was overheated, and the pause had an overpowering effect on him. The White Terror and The Red|Abraham Cahan
British Dictionary definitions for overpowering
adjectiveso strong or intense as to be unbearable so powerful as to crush or conquer Derived forms of overpoweringoverpoweringly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overpoweringoverwhelming, powerful, uncontrollable, irresistible, intense |