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overwhelm
verb as in flood, beat physically
verb as in astonish, devastate
Strongest matches
bewilder, confound, confuse, demoralize, destroy, disturb, dumbfound, overcome, overpower, puzzle, shock, stun, surprise, swamp, upset
Strong matches
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
Example Sentences
At the time I was feeling overwhelmed with work, marriage and motherhood.
“I am overwhelmed in the best of ways.”
But wherever you are in the world, China's overwhelming dominance in clean tech industries remains unchallenged, other new data from Ember shows.
Prosecutors said in a pre-sentencing memo that Williams called in the threat, “after he became overwhelmed with stress and anxiety and desperate to get out of an ongoing meeting.”
Bewildering and overwhelming the opposition is certainly among the goals, but it’s important to grasp the method behind the madness.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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