Overwhelmed

/ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

Synonyms for "overwhelmed" (193 found)

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Closest matches (39)

afloat agape aghast agogall agogall up withamazed astonished astoundedat floodat gazeawash awed awestruck beat beaten beguiled bested bewildered bewitched

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breathlessbroken downbroken-down broken-hearted brokenhearted captivated

Verb(13 words)

assaulted barraged besieged bestridden betaken blitzed bogged bombarded buffaloed burdened buried choked clobbered

Strong matches (58)

confounded crushedcut updefeated deluged desolated discomfited dismayeddone fordone indown downtrodden drowned dumbfounded dumbstruck enchanted engulfed enraptured enravished enthralled

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entranced fallen fascinated fixed flabbergasted flooded floored gaping gauping gazing heart-stricken heart-struck heartbrokenhors de combathypnotizedin awein awe ofin spateinflood

Verb(11 words)

daunted dazzled defeat demolished devoured dizzied drubbed flooded hassled immobilize inundate

Adjective(7 words)

distraught dizzy drunkenexistential helplessnessfrazzled hagridden harried

Noun(1 words)

drowning

Related words (96)

inundated lambasted lathered licked loadedlost in wondermarveling mesmerizedon the skidsopen eyedopen-eyed openmouthed outdone overborne overcome overexcited overmastered overmatched overpowered overridden

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overthrown overturned overwrought panicked popeyed prostrateput to routpuzzledrapt in wonderrouted ruined scattered settled shocked silenced skinnedskinned alivespellbound staggered stampeded staring stricken stupefied surprised swamped swept thunderstruck trimmed trouncedunder a charmundone upset washed water-washed whelmed whippedwide eyedwide-eyed wonder-struck wondering worsted

Verb(27 words)

inundated mailbombed outmatch overburden overcome overload overloaded overpower pancaked paralyze pounded prostrated pummeled pummelled slaughtered snowed stagger strain stressed stretched

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surfeited surmount swamp thwacked tomahawked waterboarded wrecked

Adjective(6 words)

oppressed prostrate smitten sodden submerged waterlogged

Adjective(1 words)

overladen

Noun(1 words)

reeling

Related word relations

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More general

13 entries

affectcognitive statecondition controlemotional impactemotional stateexceed impact influenceinformation processing stateoverload overuse victory

More specific

16 entries

burdeneddata overloaddeluge flood inundated meltdownnetwork congestionnumbness outlast outmatch outwit overloaded panicserver saturationstressed swamp

Collocations

11 entries

overwhelmed colleagueoverwhelmed patientoverwhelmed researcheroverwhelmed staffoverwhelmed studentoverwhelmed workloadoverwhelming dataoverwhelming evidenceoverwhelming majorityoverwhelming responseoverwhelming support

Inflections

4 entries

more overwhelmedmost overwhelmedoverwhelming overwhelms

Derivations

5 entries

overwhelm overwhelmer overwhelming overwhelmingly overwhelms

Sample sentences

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The flood overwhelmed the village.

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More and more people these days are getting overwhelmed by housing loans.

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He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.

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She was overwhelmed by the sad news.

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