vverb.competitionovercome by superior forceSynset:overmaster overpower overwhelm
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:overpowerbeatget the better of
Direct Hyponyms:steamrollsteamroller
Full Troponyms:steamroller
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: overwhelm, overmaster, overpower)
vverb.emotionovercome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuliSynset:overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:overwhelmarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:benightclutchdevastateget hold ofkillknock outlockseizestagger
Full Troponyms:benightdevastatekillknock outlockseizestagger
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.allso strong as to be irresistibleSynset:overwhelming
Examples:- an overpowering need for solitude
- the temptation to despair may become overwhelming
- an overwhelming majority
Antonyms:resistible
Inherited Hypernyms:overpowering
Similar to:irresistible resistless