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overwhelming
o·ver·whelm·ing O5216100 (ō′vər-wĕl′mĭng, -hwĕl′-)adj. Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority. o′ver·whelm′ing·ly adv.overwhelming (ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ) adjoverpowering in effect, number, or force ˌoverˈwhelmingly advo•ver•whelm•ing (ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-) adj. so great as to render resistance or opposition useless; overpowering. [1565–75] o`ver•whelm′ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"overpoweringirresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?" | | 2. | overwhelming - very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"consumingintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
overwhelmingadjective1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) An overwhelming majority of small businesses fail within the first two years. vast insignificant, negligible, paltryoverwhelmingadjectiveAwesomely or forbiddingly intense:overpowering, staggering, towering.Translationsoverwhelm (əuvəˈwelm) verb to defeat or overcome. He was overwhelmed with work/grief. 壓倒,受打擊 压倒,受打击 ˌoverˈwhelming adjective very great. an overwhelming victory. 很大的,勢不可擋的 很大的,势不可挡的 overwhelming
Synonyms for overwhelmingadj overpoweringSynonyms- overpowering
- strong
- powerful
- towering
- vast
- stunning
- extreme
- crushing
- devastating
- shattering
- compelling
- irresistible
- breathtaking
- compulsive
- forceful
- unbearable
- uncontrollable
Antonyms- trivial
- commonplace
- insignificant
- negligible
- unimportant
- paltry
- incidental
- resistible
adj vastSynonyms- vast
- huge
- massive
- enormous
- tremendous
- immense
- very large
- astronomic
- humongous or humungous
Antonyms- insignificant
- negligible
- paltry
Synonyms for overwhelmingadj awesomely or forbiddingly intenseSynonyms- overpowering
- staggering
- towering
Synonyms for overwhelmingadj so strong as to be irresistibleSynonymsRelated Wordsadj very intenseSynonymsRelated Words |