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- Dictionaryoverwhelming/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. very great in amount: "his party won overwhelming support" Similar Opposite
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adjective. us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ, -ˈwel·mɪŋ / Add to word list. very great or strong: An overwhelming majority voted in favor of the proposal. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief when the semester was over. overwhelmingly. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ·li, -ˈwel- /
The meaning of OVERWHELMING is tending or serving to overwhelm; also : extreme, great. How to use overwhelming in a sentence.
Something overwhelming is very intense and hard to deal with: overwhelming events make people worried and stressed out. It's hard to overcome overwhelming things. If you feel an overwhelming need to laugh, you're probably going to laugh.
overwhelming. (oʊvəʳhwelmɪŋ ) 1. adjective. If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.
adjective. us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ, -ˈwel·mɪŋ / Add to word list. very great or strong: An overwhelming majority voted in favor of the proposal. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief when the semester was over. overwhelmingly. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ·li, -ˈwel- /
Overwhelming definition: that overwhelms; overpowering. See examples of OVERWHELMING used in a sentence.
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. overwhelm verb (WATER)
