Showing Results for "overcoming"

overcoming

ADJECTIVE

fortunate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

WEAK

advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining get a break golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

WEAK

adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

ADJECTIVE

overwhelming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazing astounding crushing devastating mind-boggling staggering stunning vast

STRONG

exciting paralyzing shattering

WEAK

breathtaking eye-opening

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Co-corresponding author Director Kyungjae Myung remarked, "This study demonstrates that controlling the stability of DNA repair proteins can directly impact cancer cell survival. It also highlights a new therapeutic direction for overcoming drug resistance."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Abigail Maguire's university experience has been marked by trauma and overcoming adversity.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The pair became friends, and Hasley went on to help write a book about Jenner’s philosophy on overcoming adversity in sports and life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Watch how custom-made, natural-grass pitches are being installed across 16 stadiums, overcoming wildly different climates to ensure consistent play across the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That imposed a constraint Lawrence had become a master at overcoming.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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