overwhelming

overwhelming
1. a несметный; огромный

overwhelming wealth — несметное богатство

2. a подавляющий

overwhelming majority — подавляющее большинство

of overwhelming size — подавляющей величины

overwhelming superiority — подавляющее превосходство

overwhelming mass — подавляющее численное превосходство

overwhelming odds — подавляющее численное превосходство

3. a непреодолимый

an overwhelming force — неодолимая сила

overwhelming power — непреодолимая мощь

Синонимический ряд:
1. awesome (adj.) awesome; breathtaking; far out; inspiring; monumental; spectacular; staggering; stunning; towering
2. devastating (adj.) crushing; devastating; exhausting; frightful; onerous; oppressive; taxing; terrifying; weighty
3. overpowering (adj.) addictive; compelling; inexorable; irrepressible; irresistible; overpowering; relentless; strong; uncontrollable
4. breaking (verb) breaking; destroying; ruining; subduing
5. deluging (verb) deluging; flooding; inundating; overflowing; overwhelming; submerging; swamping
6. overcoming (verb) crushing; drowning; engulfing; knocking over; overcoming; overpowering; prostrating
7. whipping (verb) beating; blasting; currying; drubbing; dusting; lambasting; licking; mopping up; overrunning; routing; shellacking; smearing; smothering; steamrollering; thrashing; trimming; trouncing; upending; walloping; whipping
Антонимический ряд:
delightful; disappointing; manageable

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Смотреть что такое "overwhelming" в других словарях:

  • Overwhelming — O ver*whelm ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. {O ver*whelm ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overwhelming — index compelling, formidable, indomitable, ineffable, invincible, irresistible, lurid, moving (evoking emotion) …   Law dictionary

  • overwhelming — [adj] overpowering amazing, astounding, breathtaking, crushing, devastating, exciting, eye opening, mind boggling, overcoming, paralyzing, shattering, staggering, stunning, vast; concept 42 …   New thesaurus

  • overwhelming */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelmɪŋ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelmɪŋ] adjective 1) much larger, stronger, more important etc than anything else in a situation overwhelming majority: An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal. overwhelming odds …   English dictionary

  • overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ˌəuvəˈwelmıŋ US ˌouvər ] adj 1.) having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react ▪ an overwhelming sense of guilt ▪ She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him. ▪ She found the city quite… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ ,ouvər welmıŋ, ,ouvər hwelmıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) much larger, stronger, more important, etc. than anything else in a situation: overwhelming majority: An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal. overwhelming odds: The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • overwhelming — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)(h)we̱lmɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED 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...… …   English dictionary

  • overwhelming*/ — [ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ] adj 1) making you feel a very strong emotion that you cannot control I had the overwhelming desire to get up and leave.[/ex] 2) much larger or more important than anything else in a situation An overwhelming majority voted against… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • overwhelming — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ completely, quite ▪ almost …   Collocations dictionary

  • overwhelming — adjective 1 having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react: The sheer size of the place will seem overwhelming and confusing at first. | overwhelming generosity 2 overwhelming numbers/majority/odds etc very… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overwhelming — adjective Date: 1702 tending or serving to overwhelm < overwhelming force >; also extreme, great < overwhelming indifference > < an overwhelming majority > …   New Collegiate Dictionary


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