Overwhelm

/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlm/

Synonyms for "overwhelm" (377 found)

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Closest matches (76)

Verb(19 words)

submerge amaze amazes astonish barraged bedazzled besot besots betaken bewildered blitzed boggled bombard bombarded bombards broadsided bulldozes burden buried

afflict aggrieve amaze anguish answeranswer conclusivelyargue downastonish astound awe awestrike baptizebe prodigal withbe strongbeatbeat downbedaze bedazzle bend besiege

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best bewilder blank blast board bogglebowl downbowl overbreakbreak downbring downbring lowbring to tearsbring to termsbulldoze bury cascade cataract clobber confound

Noun(16 words)

assault assaulting avalanches barrage barrages billows blanket blitzes blitzing blizzards bombarding buffalos bulldogs cannonades carpets clutter

Adjective(1 words)

cloying

Strong matches (113)

confuse confute conquer consume contradict controvert cream crush currycut updaze dazzle defeatdefeat utterlydeluge demolish demoralize deny desolate destroy

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devastate devour dip discombobulate dismissdispose ofdisturb douse downgradedraw tearsdrowndrown outdrub duck dumbfound dumbfounder dunk dust embitter engulf escalade exceed finish flabbergast floodflood the marketfloor foray gang grieve humble humiliate immerge immerse inroad intoxicate inundate invade jam knockknock overlarrup lick load lowermake a raidmake an inroadmaster mergemop upnonplus oppress

Adjective(3 words)

congested dizzying onrushing

Noun(12 words)

crushes crushing dazing deluges drenches drowning engulfingflood riskfloods headlock lave mudslides

Verb(26 words)

deafens defeat deluge deluged deluging destroyed devastates dizzied domineer drown drowned drowns engulfed engulfs enslaveexceed task capacityflood outflooded grip hammered

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inundate inundated inundates inundating mobbed outclass

Related words (188)

outroar outshout overawe overbear overbrim overcome overdose overequip overflow overfurnish overlavish overmaster overpower overprovender overprovide overprovision overrun oversell overstock oversupply

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overtax overthrow overturnpack a punchparalyze parry paste perplex petrify pile plungeplunge in waterpour outpour overprostrateput to silencequash quell raid ravage rebut reducereduce to silencerefute rock rout ruinrun overscalescale the wallsschmear seduce settle shatter shellac shockshout downshowershut outshut upsilence sink skunk slop sloshsmash all oppositionsmear smothersnow undersorrow souse spillspill outspill oversquash squelch staggerstare downstartle steamroller stormstrike deadstrike dumbstrike with wonderstun stupefy subdue submerge submerse subordinate subvert suppress surprise swamp sweeptake abacktake by stormthrash tormenttrample underfoottread underfoottrim triumph trounce tyrannize undermine unman upend upsetweigh downwell whelm whip whitewash whomp whop wreck

Verb(38 words)

overawing overbears overburden overburdened overburdens overcame overcome overload overmaster overpopulate overpower overpowers overran overtake overtook overwork predominates prostrated pulverize pummel

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pummels ravish smit smote smothered smothers snowed steamrolls strained surpass swamped swatteredsweep overthwacked trample tramples whelked whelm

Adjective(5 words)

overborne overloaded overpoweringpulverized limestoneweltering

Noun(28 words)

overloads overmuches overruns overstress overtaking pulverizing routs skunking slaughters smashes smitane smite smiting smothering steamrolling surfeiting swallowsswamp the inboxswamping swamps

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swarms tko tomahawking trounces wells whamming whams worsting

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More general

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arouse beatbeat outburden charge cover crush defeat elicit enkindle evoke fire influence kindle provoke raise

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7 entries

deluge inundate overload overwork rompsnow understeamroll

Collocations

5 entries

overwhelming evidenceoverwhelming forceoverwhelming majorityoverwhelming supportoverwhelming workload

Inflections

3 entries

overwhelmed overwhelming overwhelms

Derivations

2 entries

overwhelming overwhelmingly

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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I didn't mean to overwhelm you.

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We don't want to overwhelm Tom.

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We don't want to overwhelm them.

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We don't want to overwhelm him.

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