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Overwhelm

🔄 Synonyms of "Overwhelm"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
overcomeverb	(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
whelmverb	(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
overpowerverb	(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
submergeverb	(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
overtakeverb	To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
sweep oververb	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overmasterverb	(transitive) To overpower or overwhelm.
flood outverb	(intransitive) To pour out; to talk volubly.
delugenoun	A great flood or rain.
drownverb	(intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overwhelm"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
overmasterverb	(transitive) To overpower or overwhelm.
overpowerverb	(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
overcomeverb	(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
whelmverb	(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
drownverb	(intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
submergeverb	(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
overtakeverb	To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
delugeverb	(transitive) To overwhelm.
flood outverb	(intransitive) To pour out; to talk volubly.
sweep oververb	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overburdenverb	(transitive) To overload or overtax.
burdenverb	(transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
overloadverb	(transitive) To load excessively.
overchargeverb	(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
overrideverb	(transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
exceedverb	(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
surmountverb	(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
squishverb	(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
quashverb	To defeat decisively, to suppress.
crushverb	To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.