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overwhelming


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  overwhelm 
 
  Sense  1 
  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  =>  devastate 
  =>  seize,  clutch,  get  hold  of 
  =>  kill 
  =>  benight 
  =>  knock  out 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  lock 
 
  Sense  4 
  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  overwhelm 
 
  Sense  1 
  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  =>  devastate 
  =>  seize,  clutch,  get  hold  of 
  =>  kill 
  =>  benight 
  =>  knock  out 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  lock 
 
  Sense  4 
  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  4  senses  of  overwhelm 
 
  Sense  1 
  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
 
  Sense  2 
  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out 
  =>  charge,  saddle,  burden 
 
  Sense  3 
  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
 
  Sense  4 
  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  overwhelm  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  Sense  1 
  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out 
  =>  charge,  saddle,  burden 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  The  verb  overwhelm  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake  --  (overcome,  as  with  emotions  or  perceptual  stimuli) 
  2.  (1)  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out  --  (charge  someone  with  too  many  tasks) 
  3.  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm  --  (cover  completely  or  make  imperceptible;  "I  was  drowned  in  work";  "The  noise  drowned  out  her  speech") 
  4.  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm  --  (overcome  by  superior  force) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
  The  adj  overwhelming  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  overpowering,  overwhelming  --  (so  strong  as  to  be  irresistible;  "an  overpowering  need  for  solitude";  "the  temptation  to  despair  may  become  overwhelming";  "an  overwhelming  majority") 
  2.  consuming,  overwhelming  --  (very  intense;  "politics  is  his  consuming  passion";  "overwhelming  joy") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
  2  senses  of  overwhelming 
 
  Sense  1 
  overpowering,  overwhelming 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irresistible)  ->  resistible 
 
  Sense  2 
  consuming,  overwhelming 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intense)  ->  mild 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
  2  senses  of  overwhelming 
 
  Sense  1 
  overpowering,  overwhelming 
  =>  irresistible  (vs.  resistible),  resistless 
 
  Sense  2 
  consuming,  overwhelming 
  =>  intense  (vs.  mild) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
  overwhelming  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  overwhelming 
  overwhelming 
 
  Overview  of  verb  overwhelm 
 
  The  verb  overwhelm  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake  --  (overcome,  as  with  emotions  or  perceptual  stimuli) 
  2.  (1)  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out  --  (charge  someone  with  too  many  tasks) 
  3.  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm  --  (cover  completely  or  make  imperceptible;  "I  was  drowned  in  work";  "The  noise  drowned  out  her  speech") 
  4.  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm  --  (overcome  by  superior  force) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  overwhelming 
 
  The  adj  overwhelming  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  overpowering,  overwhelming  --  (so  strong  as  to  be  irresistible;  "an  overpowering  need  for  solitude";  "the  temptation  to  despair  may  become  overwhelming";  "an  overwhelming  majority") 
  2.  consuming,  overwhelming  --  (very  intense;  "politics  is  his  consuming  passion";  "overwhelming  joy") 



overwhelming definition