Synonyms for overwhelming
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Overpowering — overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
overpowering, irresistible, oppressive, ravishing, resistless
Other
massive, mind-boggling, mindboggling US, crushing, consuming, grim, sweeping
Definitions
- adj. 1
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Related words
- Word family
- overwhelmingly
Example sentences
- irresistible With this perfume, you're absolutely irresistible.
- oppressive An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest.
- overpowering There was an overpowering smell of dirty laundry.
- massive Algeria exports massive quantities of natural gas.
- consuming Consuming less fuel is better for the environment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overwhelming | steady | |
| irresistible | rising | |
| oppressive | rising | |
| overpowering | rising | |
| resistless | steady | |
| massive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- grim1
- 7 letters
- massive2
- 8 letters
- crushing2, sweeping2
- 9 letters
- consuming3, ravishing3
- 10 letters
- oppressive3, resistless
- 12 letters
- irresistible5, overpowering4, mindboggling3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (massive2 = 2 syllables).