Synonym: consuming, overpowering. Similar words: overwhelm, over and over, helmet, over, cover, get over, all over, overall. Meaning: ['əʊvər'hwelm /'əʊvə'wel-] adj. 1. so strong as to be irresistible 2. very intense.
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(61) The dollar is now the overwhelming world currency.
(62) She had several almost overwhelming desires.
(63) But like others, she expects an overwhelming crowd.
(64) Sometimes, the enormity of it is overwhelming.
(65) At the assizes the evidence against him was overwhelming.
(66) The circumstantial evidence is merely overwhelming.
(67) He bounced back by winning an overwhelming election victory.
(68) The scent of blood was all around, filling its fierce and tiny mind with one overwhelming desire.
(69) The most overwhelming support came for the Revenue's work in deterring and seeking out tax dodgers.
(70) I distinctly remember the overwhelming feeling of abject helplessness which this incident brought about.
(71) Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus supporting the existence of global warming, the media often portray it as a controversial scientific debate.
(72) In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment.sentencedict.com/overwhelming.html
(73) The slightest criticism generates an overwhelming impulse to impale myself on my microscope eyepieces.
(74) An overwhelming desire to injure the plaintiff rather than to inform the public would have to be proved.
(75) They were rare, complex creatures of overwhelming confidence, persistence and ambition.
(76) They had the shattering, overwhelming strength of earthquake and hurricane and volcano.
(77) A resolution to maintain the truce was carried by an overwhelming majority.
(78) After Franco's death at the end of 1975,[sentencedict.com] the overwhelming political preoccupation was the creation of new democratic institutions.
(79) The sky becomes gun-metal blue, overwhelming even my mood in its brooding rage.
(80) There is an overwhelming abundance of practical evidence disproving this theory.
(81) She had an overwhelming fear of syphilis, and the pattern of her tippling was similar to that with other addictive substances.
(82) Christina Rossetti wanted to convey a particular feeling of overwhelming joy.
(83) Clearly, the state has a dominant, even an overwhelming role in this political economy.
(84) She thought it majestic, dominating the city without overwhelming it.
(85) The initial political socialization research emphasized the overwhelming importance of early socialization, from the family and from early educational experiences.
(86) Lindsey found herself battling against an almost overwhelming and totally illogical desire to run her fingers through its neatness.
(87) The overwhelming caseload has made the government reluctant to postpone trials, even though virtually all of the suspects lack defense attorneys.
(88) They launched their assaults with the equally traditional use of overwhelming firepower.
(89) For primary class teachers, the National Curriculum and assessment provide the overwhelming preoccupation.
(90) Yet in spite of its overwhelming logic, the Griffiths case was hotly disputed.
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