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Another word for overwhelm

overwhelm Synonyms

overwhelm

v.

To defeat
overcome, overthrow, conquer, destroy; see confute, defeat 1, win 1.
To drown
submerge, inundate, waste; see flood, sink 1.
To astonish
puzzle, bewilder, confound; see confuse, surprise 1.

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Another word for overwhelm

verb

To flow over completely:
deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, submerge, whelm. See full
To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat:
annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish. (Informal) massacre, wallop. (Slang) clobber, cream, shellac, smear. See win
To affect deeply or completely, as with emotion:
crush, engulf, overcome, overpower, prostrate. See affect
To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of:
break, crush, destroy, ruin. See help
To affect as if by an outpouring of water:
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp, whelm. See full

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Sadness threatened to overwhelm him.
All the forces against which he had been struggling united to overwhelm him.
More than anything she feared lest the confusion she felt might overwhelm her and betray her as soon as she saw him.
Eventually, he reasoned, the hungry hoards would overwhelm the beleaguered food supply.
The Arab rule in Spain, which once threatened to overwhelm Europe and was turned back near Tours by Charles Martel, was distinguished by its tolerance and civilization, and lingered on till the 15th century.

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