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overwhelming
adjective as in overpowering
Strongest matches
amazing, astounding, crushing, devastating, mind-boggling, staggering, stunning, vast
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Example Sentences
The overwhelming majority backed the Nicene Creed, which affirmed the full divinity of Jesus, declaring he is “of one substance” and thus equal to God the Father.
Conventional suffragists initially welcomed her but soon found her personal ambition overwhelming.
"Our children have experienced frightening, scary, overwhelming, terrifying things. They should be afforded treatment for that," says Fiona Wells from Patch.
"I thought it was all my fault," admits Daisy who found the grief overwhelming, feeling she had let her friend down, while Georgia struggled with the realisation that even their most promising attempt hadn't succeeded.
South Africa start as overwhelming favourites to add to their victories against Japan, Italy, France and Ireland given their depth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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