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Overpowering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. So strong as to be overwhelming: an overpowering need for solitude.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Present participle of overpower.

adj. That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

That is too powerful to resist; overwhelming; crushing; too intense to bear.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. so strong as to be irresistible

Word Usage

"In order to not get caught up in overpowering emotion, one must make it a point to avoid what gets one riled up: “I avoid like the plague morose men of gloomy complexions, and I do not engage in any discussion which I cannot treat without self-interest or emotion, unless compelled to do so by duty.”"

Equivalent

resistless irresistible

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

irresistible

Verb Stem

overpower

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

towering