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overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj
overpowering in effect or force overwhelmingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
overwhelming adjective 1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible 2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) An overwhelming majority of small businesses fail within the first two years. vast insignificant, negligible, paltry Translations overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ] ADJ [defeat, victory] → arrollador, aplastante; [success] → arrollador; [majority] → abrumador, aplastante; [heat] → agobiante; [pressure, urge] → irresistible; [desire] → irresistible, imperioso; [emotion] → incontenible one's overwhelming impression is of heat → lo que más impresiona es el calor overwhelming [ˌəʊvərˈhwɛlmɪŋ] adj [victory, defeat] → écrasant(e); [sense, feeling] → écrasant(e); [desire] → irrésistible an overwhelming sense of powerlessness → un sentiment écrasant d'impuissance overwhelming adj → überwältigend; desire, power → unwiderstehlich; misfortune → erschütternd; overwhelming evidence → erdrückende Beweise pl; an overwhelming majority → eine überwältigende Mehrheit; they won despite overwhelming odds → sie gewannen obwohl ihre Chancen sehr schlecht standen overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj (victory, majority) → schiacciante; (defeat) → pesante; (pressure, heat, desire, emotion) → intenso/a one's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj (victory, majority) → schiacciante; (defeat) → pesante; (pressure, heat, desire, emotion) → intenso/a one's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was with her an overwhelming feeling of irresponsibility. The deafening rumble of glasses and clapping of hands that followed her exit indicated an overwhelming desire to have her come on for the fourth time, but the curiosity of the audience was not gratified. Nobody ever comes back from a "missing" ship to tell how hard was the death of the craft, and how sudden and overwhelming the last anguish of her men. |
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