overpoweringly

Examples

• All

• The thumping is overpoweringly loud.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The fragrance, if it hadn't been so perfectly balanced, would have been overpoweringly sweet.

  Fiction book (1992)

• She was overpoweringly tired.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "The potent love of the mother country and the willingness to serve and protect her will shrivel on the civic vine if mothers no longer figure overpoweringly in the affections and upbringings of their children.

  Academic text (1991)

• The smell of the flowers was overpoweringly sweet, making it hard to concentrate on anything else.

• The heat was overpoweringly intense during the summer, forcing everyone to stay indoors.

• His arguments were overpoweringly convincing, leaving no room for doubt in the audience's minds.

Synonyms

S

strongly

vsoverpoweringly

638 1.0

In a very forceful or certain way

pushes that strength to an extreme that stops resistance

O

overwhelmingly

vsoverpoweringly

151 4.7

By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse

stresses intense force that makes resisting almost impossible

I

intensely

vsoverpoweringly

88 3.1

In a very strong or focused way

adds the extra sense of unbeatable intensity that overwhelms

H

hugely

vsoverpoweringly

84 2.1

To a very great degree

adds the idea that enormity becomes an irresistible overpowering force

E

exceedingly

vsoverpoweringly

57 4.6

To a very great degree

casts that high degree as so strong it prevents resistance

I

insanely

vsoverpoweringly

50 3.9

To a very great degree

frames that excess as an overpowering force that cannot be resisted

F

forcefully

vsoverpoweringly

49 3.5

In a strong way that uses a lot of power

turns that physical force into an overpowering, irresistible effect

P

powerfully

vsoverpoweringly

34 3.6

In a very strong and forceful way

pushes that force to an extreme that prevents resistance

I

irresistibly

vsoverpoweringly

6 3.9

So tempting that you cannot say no

expresses extreme strength that causes the inability to resist

D

devastatingly

vsoverpoweringly

6 5.7

In a very strong way that makes something seem impressive

leans more on sheer force that makes resistance unlikely

C

crushingly

vsoverpoweringly

1 7.3

A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated

focuses on extreme intensity that leaves little chance to resist

P

potently

vsoverpoweringly

1 5.4

In a way that has a strong effect on people or things

raises potency to an extreme that makes resistance futile

D

deafeningly

vsoverpoweringly

4.2

In a very strong, obvious way that is hard to ignore

adds the sense of overpowering strength that blocks resistance

Antonyms

S

subtly

48 5.1

In a way that is not obvious or easy to notice

M

moderately

47 2.8

To some degree but not very much

How Strong

overpoweringly

1 7.4

intensely

88 3.1

strongly

638 1.0

noticeably

30 2.8

slightly

885 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology