overpowering
that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
Origin of overpowering
1Other words from overpowering
- o·ver·pow·er·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pow·er·ing·ness, noun
Words Nearby overpowering
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How to use overpowering in a sentence
Turning it on, which you can do through the PlayStation 5 audio settings, the low end is almost overpowering.
Sony Pulse 3D headset review: 3D Audio for everyone | Eric Frederiksen | February 3, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIf you’re looking to add a bit of allure to your cocktails, it’s worth remembering that chocolate needn’t be cloyingly sweet or overpowering in drinks.
How to melt, mix, and balance chocolate in cocktails | By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur | March 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOsaka gave a strong tug with an overpowering 6-3, 6-4 victory over Williams.
As Serena Williams nears the end, her greatness plays on in Naomi Osaka | Jerry Brewer | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostThe small family home is still intact but the stench of rotting flesh that comes from inside is overpowering.
I say a small scale, because an overpowering majority of the public has never heard of him.
I say on a small scale, because an overpowering majority of the public has never heard of him.
That overpowering, but ultimately ill-placed, nostalgia seems to also ring true for executive producer Rick Rubin.
‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ Review: Eminem’s a Great Rapper With Nothing to Say | Rawiya Kameir | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis music bled menace and lust, but also tenderness and vulnerability and an overpowering romantic lyricism.
Now I know nothing so overpowering, as that sort of unanimous expression of deep interest, from any large body of men.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamTo be called Thomas was gratifying, but the Mr. was quite overpowering and made Tom her ally at once.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesMildreds mother was a beautiful woman, but consumed with an overpowering jealousy of her husband.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaFlora's whisper to Ethel was her first discovery that the closeness and the heat of the room was nearly overpowering.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeBud obeyed an overpowering impulse to reach out and touch the baby's cheek with a mittened thumb.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for overpowering
/ (ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ) /
so strong or intense as to be unbearable
so powerful as to crush or conquer
Derived forms of overpowering
- overpoweringly, adverb
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