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[ adjective ] so strong as to be irresistible

Synonyms

overwhelming

Examples

"an overpowering need for solitude" "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming" "an overwhelming majority"

Related terms

irresistible

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Rhymes with

pouring poring towering overbearing perspiring roaring sparring boring barring imploring pairing paring outpouring interfering soaring warring offering goring tiring starring storing jarring shoring rearing adoring ring wring firing wiring firing aspiring scoring flooring snoring veering expiring uninspiring inspiring hiring suffering covering appearing earring airing sparing admiring endearing during turing daring bering bearing behring baring touring tearing disappearing mooring retiring enduring acquiring despairing comparing feathering gearing wearing caring childbearing reassuring maturing unsparing cheering spring jeering herring hearing sharing shearing during curing blaring bring remembering rehearing wellspring alluring assuring flaring glaring enduring steering differing staring clearing sneering maturing swearing electioneering engineering domineering racketeering uncaring bioengineering hamstring offspring lingering ministering string shoestring

Phonetic and Homophones

OW1 V ER0 P AW1 R IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

overpoweringly overpower overpowered overflowing oviraptorid overprint overpriced overblown overbearing overbearingly

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