We must not let them overpower our forces.
Source: tatoeba (5276647)
Overpower
//oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ//
Synonyms for "overpower" (73 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (22)
Related words (36)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
14 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- κατισχύω verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- κατισχύω verb (render imperceptible by means of greater strength)
- χειρόομαι verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Arabic
1 entries- اِسْتَبَدَّ verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Bulgarian
2 entries- надвивам verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- преобладавам verb (render imperceptible by means of greater strength)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 壓倒 /压倒 verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Danish
2 entries- overmande verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- overvælde verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Dutch
2 entries- overmannen verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- overweldigen verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Esperanto
1 entries- superforti verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Finnish
4 entries- jättää varjoonsa verb (render imperceptible by means of greater strength)
- kukistaa verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- olla liian voimakas verb (excel or exceed in power)
- peittää alleen verb (render imperceptible by means of greater strength)
French
1 entries- soumettre verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
German
2 entries- übermannen verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- überwältigen verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Japanese
1 entries- 圧倒する verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Korean
1 entries- 압도하다 verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Latin
1 entries- obruō verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Māori
1 entries- whakatūoi verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Russian
4 entries- переси́ливать verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- переси́ливать verb (excel or exceed in power)
- подавля́ть verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
- сокруша́ть verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Spanish
4 entries- abrumar verb (excel or exceed in power)
- agobiar verb (excel or exceed in power)
- aturdir verb (excel or exceed in power)
- dominar verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Swedish
1 entries- överväldiga verb (subdue someone by superior force — see also compel)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Layla couldn't physically overpower Sami.
Source: tatoeba (6069647)
Layla knew that she couldn't physically overpower Sami.
Source: tatoeba (6069648)
It was easy for the large dog to overpower the small one.
Source: tatoeba (6143148)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.