OVERWHELMS Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word overwhelms. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| overpower | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome by superior force • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||
| swamp | nounn | |||||
noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||||||
| deluge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming number or amount • a heavy rain • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • charge someone with too many tasks • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| drown | verbv | |||||
verb • cover completely or make imperceptible • get rid of as if by submerging • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating • kill by submerging in water • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation | ||||||
| overcome | verbv | |||||
verb • win a victory over • get on top of; deal with successfully • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome | ||||||
| overmaster | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome by superior force | ||||||
| overtake | verbv | |||||
verb • catch up with and possibly overtake • travel past • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||
| submerge | verbv | |||||
verb • sink below the surface; go under or as if under water • cover completely or make imperceptible • put under water • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| whelm | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation | ||||||
| flood out | verbv | |||||
verb • charge someone with too many tasks | ||||||
| sweep over | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||
