Overwhelm Synonyms and Antonyms

ōvər-wĕlm, -hwĕlm
To defeat
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overpower
  2. overcome
  3. annihilate
  4. crush
  5. drub
  6. overthrow
  7. smash
  8. steamroller
  9. thrash
  10. trounce
  11. conquer
  12. vanquish
  13. massacre
  14. wallop
  15. sweep over
  16. clobber
  17. cream
  18. destroy
  19. shellac
  20. smear
  21. whelm
  22. overmaster
  23. overtake
To astonish
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. puzzle
  2. crush
  3. engulf
  4. bewilder
  5. overcome
  6. overpower
  7. confound
  8. prostrate
Antonyms:
  1. underwhelm
  2. not impress
To drown
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. flood
  2. inundate
  3. submerge
  4. deluge
  5. swamp
  6. waste
  7. whelm
To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. break
  2. crush
  3. destroy
  4. ruin
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. flood-tide
  2. ineffability
  3. inundation
  4. vortex

Words Related to Overwhelm

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Overwhelm Sentence Examples

  • Sadness threatened to overwhelm him.

  • All the forces against which he had been struggling united to overwhelm him.

  • Quantity is very important since you want to overwhelm your opponents.

  • You don't want to overwhelm young children with complicated puzzles.

  • More than anything she feared lest the confusion she felt might overwhelm her and betray her as soon as she saw him.

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