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overwhelmed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb overwhelm 2 of 4 senses of overwhelm Sense 1 overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake => devastate => seize, clutch, get hold of => kill => benight => knock out => stagger => lock Sense 4 overpower, overmaster, overwhelm => steamroller, steamroll Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb overwhelm 2 of 4 senses of overwhelm Sense 1 overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake => devastate => seize, clutch, get hold of => kill => benight => knock out => stagger => lock Sense 4 overpower, overmaster, overwhelm => steamroller, steamroll Entailment of verb overwhelm Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb overwhelm 4 senses of overwhelm Sense 1 overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke Sense 2 overwhelm, deluge, flood out => charge, saddle, burden Sense 3 submerge, drown, overwhelm => cover, spread over Sense 4 overpower, overmaster, overwhelm => beat beat out crush, trounce, vanquish Familiarity of verb overwhelm overwhelm used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb overwhelm Sense 1 overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -------------- Sense 2 overwhelm, deluge, flood out => charge, saddle, burden -------------- Sense 3 submerge, drown, overwhelm => cover, spread over -------------- Sense 4 overpower, overmaster, overwhelm => beat beat out crush, trounce, vanquish -------------- Overview of verb overwhelm The verb overwhelm has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli) 2. (1) overwhelm, deluge, flood out -- (charge someone with too many tasks) 3. submerge, drown, overwhelm -- (cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech") 4. overpower, overmaster, overwhelm -- (overcome by superior force) Overview of adj overwhelmed The adj overwhelmed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed -- (rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work") 2. beaten, conquered, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished -- (decisively defeated in combat) Antonyms of adj overwhelmed 2 senses of overwhelmed Sense 1 flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed INDIRECT (VIA powerless) -> powerful Sense 2 beaten, conquered, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished INDIRECT (VIA defeated) -> undefeated Similarity of adj overwhelmed 2 senses of overwhelmed Sense 1 flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed => powerless (vs. powerful), weak Sense 2 beaten, conquered, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished => defeated (vs. undefeated) Attributes of adj overwhelmed Familiarity of adj overwhelmed overwhelmed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj overwhelmed overwhelmed Overview of verb overwhelm The verb overwhelm has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli) 2. (1) overwhelm, deluge, flood out -- (charge someone with too many tasks) 3. submerge, drown, overwhelm -- (cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech") 4. overpower, overmaster, overwhelm -- (overcome by superior force) Overview of adj overwhelmed The adj overwhelmed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed -- (rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work") 2. beaten, conquered, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished -- (decisively defeated in combat)
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