overwhelm

Definition for overwhelm

verb as in flood, beat physically

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crush, defeat, deluge, destroy, engulf, inundate, overcome, overpower, overrun, rout, submerge, swamp

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bury, conquer, drown, drub, massacre, overflow, overthrow, smother, thrash, total, whip, win

verb as in astonish, devastate

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bewilder, confound, confuse, demoralize, destroy, disturb, dumbfound, overcome, overpower, puzzle, shock, stun, surprise, swamp, upset

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downgrade, drown, floor, kill, prostrate, shatter, stagger, steamroller, subordinate, wreck

Weak matches

blow out of the water, bowl over, do in, render speechless, run circles around

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Maybe you’ve been both people in that shot: the person overwhelmed by their own pain and the loved one who has no idea how to soothe them.

From Los Angeles Times

The entertainment business can feel opaque and overwhelming, and many who navigated it the hard way said they want to help level the playing field for those arriving with passion but without connections.

From Los Angeles Times

The contrast between the two worlds was almost overwhelming for him.

From BBC

Marrone said repeatedly that his firefighters were overwhelmed responding to multiple fires that day.

From Los Angeles Times

The reality of this hit me one day while I sat in my car on a break and I was overwhelmed with emotion.

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