Showing Results for "overcoming"

overcoming

ADJECTIVE

fortunate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

WEAK

advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining get a break golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

WEAK

adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

ADJECTIVE

overwhelming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazing astounding crushing devastating mind-boggling staggering stunning vast

STRONG

exciting paralyzing shattering

WEAK

breathtaking eye-opening

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Co-corresponding author Director Kyungjae Myung remarked, "This study demonstrates that controlling the stability of DNA repair proteins can directly impact cancer cell survival. It also highlights a new therapeutic direction for overcoming drug resistance."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Abigail Maguire's university experience has been marked by trauma and overcoming adversity.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The challenge highlights the difficulty governments face in overcoming economic vulnerabilities that emerge in a deeply intertwined world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

After overcoming each temptation, he goes to Galilee to proclaim God’s word.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Momma said we had to fight the evil inside us by overcoming it with goodness.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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