Antonyms for overwhelms
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-hwelm, -welm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm |
Definition of overwhelms
Origin :- early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed; overwhelming; overwhelmingly.
- verb flood, beat physically
- verb astonish, devastate
- Like a sentinel on that solitary plain it overwhelms me with a sense of mystery.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- And in an ecstasy he overwhelms me again with suffusing sobs and embraces.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Only there is my own choler, which overwhelms me; I fret that I cannot live for a moment happy.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- The Parrot-house only overwhelms when the birds begin to sing.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- When the news of her father's remand reaches Maria, it overwhelms her with grief.
- Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
- There is in Versailles a family which overwhelms me with marks of their friendship.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry » by Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
- That is the thing that overwhelms me at times—the awful suffering every way one turns.
- Extract from : « 'My Beloved Poilus' » by Anonymous
- She overwhelms Mrs Housman with her gush and her pretended silliness.
- Extract from : « Passing By » by Maurice Baring
- Wild with grief she overwhelms Gunther with violent accusations.
- Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
- But it is the courage of the noble creature that overwhelms me.
- Extract from : « The Admiral » by Douglas Sladen
Synonyms for overwhelms
- bewilder
- blow out of the water
- bowl over
- bury
- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- crush
- defeat
- deluge
- demoralize
- destroy
- disturb
- do in
- downgrade
- drown
- drub
- dumbfound
- engulf
- floor
- inundate
- kill
- massacre
- overcome
- overflow
- overpower
- overrun
- overthrow
- prostrate
- puzzle
- render speechless
- rout
- run circles around
- shatter
- shock
- smother
- stagger
- steamroller
- stun
- submerge
- subordinate
- surprise
- swamp
- thrash
- total
- upset
- whip
- win
- wreck
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