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overwhelming
[ oh-ver-hwel-ming, -wel- ]
adjective
- that overwhelms; overpowering:
The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- so great as to render resistance or opposition useless:
an overwhelming majority.
overwhelming
/ ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ /
adjective
- overpowering in effect, number, or force
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Derived Forms
- ˌoverˈwhelmingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- over·whelming·ly adverb
- over·whelming·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overwhelming1
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Example Sentences
Dean Teresa A. Sullivan praised the “overwhelming response by this community to condemn the evil acts” reported by Rolling Stone.
An overwhelming amount of subtleties and implications were going over my head.
There was no assassin but despite the overwhelming presence of troops and FBI agents, violent incidents still occurred.
An overwhelming majority of yes votes—89 of them—came from Republican men.
Even in deep red, rural states, universal background checks enjoy overwhelming support.
The contrast between the open street and the enclosed stuffiness of the dim and crowded interior was overwhelming.
Thus it was that he himself created the morale which enabled him again and again to conquer against overwhelming odds.
So long as Christians have an overwhelming majority who will not touch the drains, diphtheria must continue.
Blake and Cuesta were each defeated by an overwhelming combination of the different French armies.
The 1851 State Constitution was ratified by the voters by an overwhelming majority at the next election.
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