overwhelming

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having such a great effect or impact as to be irresistible or impossible to resist

Phrases & Collocations

overwhelming superiority

Example Sentences

an overwhelming tug of attraction.

overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.

she felt an overwhelming desire to giggle.

his party won overwhelming support.

waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.

An overwhelming majority of the committee members went in for the currency reform.

won the game despite overwhelming odds.

The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.

The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.

We can't hope to prevail against such overwhelming odds.

The legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Romanesque architecture.

Background stars are also visible as the otherwise overwhelming sunlight is blocked by the coronograph's occulting disk.

He thought the Allies had won in France only because of overwhelming air and matériel superiority.

The 'Butterfly Lovers', screening exclusively at The Mall Cineplex in Brunei, has received overwhelming response from the public.

Real-world Examples

But it can feel overwhelming at first.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

The old country, bathed in a bright moon, Is an overwhelming sight!

Source: Selected Literary Poems

It was genius, and it was stupendous and overwhelming.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

We were looking across a vista of overwhelming stillness.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Thank you. This is all so overwhelming.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

My new world was really exciting but often quite overwhelming and frightening.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

So make a carefully written plan and the problems will seem less overwhelming.

Source: Reciting for the King Volume 3 (All 60 Lessons)

We will go in with an overwhelming advantage.

Source: VOA Standard Speed April 2016 Compilation

But still the numbers are now really quite overwhelming, and it is having trouble coping.

Source: NPR News November 2016 Collection

Long lists of resolutions can be overwhelming and often end up being forgotten.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

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