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overwhelming

irresistible / overpowering
Adjective

Meanings

Adjectiveirresistible

Too great in amount, intensity, or strength to be handled or resisted.

The smell of the perfume was overwhelming.

Adjectiveoverpowering

Providing a decisive victory or an irresistible force.

The team won by an overwhelming majority.

Examples

The noise is overwhelming.

It is an overwhelming smell.

The heat was overwhelming.

The support from fans was overwhelming.

I felt an overwhelming urge to cry.

The amount of work was overwhelming.

The student felt overwhelming pressure during finals.

School Life

An overwhelming force attacked the castle walls.

Fantasy

She felt an overwhelming sense of love.

Romance

The company faced overwhelming opposition to the merger.

Business

The evidence against the suspect was overwhelming.

Detective
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