1
[ verb ] charge someone with too many tasks

Synonyms

flood_out deluge

Used in print

(Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)

The crisis later_on when debts seemed about to overwhelm me .

Related terms

charge flood

2
[ verb ] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Synonyms

overcome sweep_over overpower overtake whelm

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

At that moment Kipling was overwhelmed with awed amazement , suddenly recalling that these identical details of scene , action and word had occurred to him in a dream six weeks earlier .

Related terms

arouse seize stagger lock stagger kill knock_out benight devastate

3
[ verb ] cover completely or make imperceptible

Synonyms

drown submerge

Examples

"I was drowned in work" "The noise drowned out her speech"

Related terms

cover drown_out

4
[ verb ] overcome by superior force

Synonyms

overpower overmaster

Related terms

beat steamroller

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Rhymes with

helm elm elm realm realm helm anselm

Phonetic and Homophones

OW2 V ER0 W EH1 L M
OW2 V ER0 HH W EH1 L M

Similar Spelling

overwhelmed overwhelming Overholt overhaul overlie

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