overwhelming

Examples

• All

• The amount of misery and suffering in that part of the world seems so overwhelming.

  Blue Like Jazz (2012)

• And it's like, it can get overwhelming sometimes.

• Do you guys get this overwhelming sense of death?

• And I feel this overwhelming sense of peace.

  George Janko

• So there are just simply overwhelming problems that they face.

• But just overwhelming love and support here as well.

• People have an overwhelming desire to believe in something.

• The stress must be overwhelming.

  Big Momma's House (2000)

• You cannot appreciate the overwhelming honor that has been bestowed upon you.

  Lost Horizon (1973)

• Overall, there was an overwhelming tendency to rate similar behaviors of peers as conforming.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

incredible

vsoverwhelming

∞ 3.5

Very surprising or hard to believe

relates to actual intense force or amount that defeats resistance

M

massive

vsoverwhelming

944 2.9

Very large and impressive in scale

focuses more on intensity that makes coping or resisting hard

E

enormous

vsoverwhelming

754 2.1

Very large in size, amount, or effect

is about force or intensity that overwhelms people or systems

T

tremendous

vsoverwhelming

671 3.0

Very large or impressive

adds the idea of being too strong to resist or handle

V

vast

vsoverwhelming

650 2.1

Very large in size or amount

is about strength or intensity that makes coping difficult

I

intense

vsoverwhelming

646 3.7

A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply

adds the sense of being too strong to resist or manage

D

devastating

vsoverwhelming

307 5.1

Causing very great damage or sadness

is about great intensity or amount rather than mainly harm

P

profound

vsoverwhelming

188 5.3

Very great and complete in size, amount, or effect

is more about very strong force rather than depth alone

G

gigantic

vsoverwhelming

145 3.2

Very large, much bigger than normal

is about intense force or amount rather than physical size

I

immense

vsoverwhelming

132 3.7

Very large in size, amount, or degree

emphasizes powerful intensity rather than mere largeness

S

staggering

vsoverwhelming

97 5.3

Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you

is about sheer force or amount rather than the shock effect

C

colossal

vsoverwhelming

56 4.7

So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise

is less about admiration and more about overpowering intensity

M

mind-blowing

vsoverwhelming

• Informal

39 5.1

So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think

focuses more on force or intensity that makes coping hard

U

untold

vsoverwhelming

37 4.8

A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured

stresses great magnitude rather than simply being uncountable

S

stupendous

vsoverwhelming

20 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

is about force or intensity that makes resisting difficult

O

overpowering

vsoverwhelming

19 4.6

Very strong and hard to resist, making you feel overwhelmed

is similarly strong but applies to amount or intensity generally

I

incalculable

vsoverwhelming

12 8.1

Too great to measure or count

focuses on intense magnitude that makes coping or resisting hard

C

consuming

vsoverwhelming

4 5.4

So strong that it takes all your attention and energy

describes great force or amount that makes coping difficult

U

unutterable

vsoverwhelming

• Literature

1 8.9

Too great or strong to put into words

is measurable in intensity though still hard to resist or cope with

U

unexpressible

vsoverwhelming

1 8.4

So strong or deep that words cannot describe it

is about very great strength that makes resisting or coping difficult

Antonyms

I

insignificant

102 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

How Strong

overwhelming

414 4.4

strong

∞ 1.0

considerable

238 4.6

noticeable

65 3.2

slight

513 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology