overpowering

o·ver·pow·er·ing  (vr-pour-ng)

adj.

So strong as to be overwhelming: an overpowering need for solitude.

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over·power·ing·ly adv.

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overpowering [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ]

adj

1. so strong or intense as to be unbearable

2. so powerful as to crush or conquer

overpoweringly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

overpowering - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" overwhelming irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"

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overpowering

adjective

1. overwhelming, powerful, extreme, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, invincible, uncontrollable The desire for revenge can be overpowering.

2. strong, marked, powerful, distinct, sickening, unbearable, suffocating, unmistakable, nauseating There was an overpowering smell of garlic.

3. forceful, powerful, overwhelming, dynamic, compelling, persuasive, overbearing his overpowering manner

Translations

overpowering [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= very strong, intense) [smell] → penetrante, intensísimo; [perfume] → embriagado; [heat] → asfixiante, sofocante; [sound] → ensordecedor; [force] → arrollador; [flavour] → fortísimo; [desire] → irresistible; [need] → acuciante
the noise was overpowering → el ruido era ensordecedor

2. (= intimidating) [person, manner] → apabullante, abrumador

overpowering [ˌəʊvə^rˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj

[feeling] → irrépressible

[heat, stench] → suffocant(e); [scent, perfume] → envahissant(e); [noise] → assourdissant(e)

[person, manner] → dominateur/trice

overpowering

adj → überwältigend; smell → penetrant; colour, decoration, perfume, person → aufdringlich; heat → glühend; I felt an overpowering desire … → ich fühlte den unwiderstehlichen Drang, …; he’s a bit overpowering at times → seine Art kann einem manchmal zu viel werden

overpowering [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj (smell, heat) → asfissiante, soffocante; (desire) → irrefrenabile, irresistibile