overwhelmingly

adverb

over·​whelm·​ing·​ly ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē 

1

a

: to an overwhelming extent

an overwhelmingly powerful army

b

: extremely

overwhelmingly mediocre

2

: mostly by far

the workers were overwhelmingly female

Examples of overwhelmingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the state’s overwhelmingly Democratic electorate splits its votes among the many Democratic candidates, there is a small chance that two Republicans could advance to the general election. —Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Wednesday’s meeting was overwhelmingly well-attended and contentious, to the point where CPW increased the security at the hotel where it was held, according to the Colorado Sun. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

Black voters, who polls showed overwhelmingly supported Crockett, are a crucial part of the Democratic electorate. —Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026

For decades, autism was believed to overwhelmingly affect boys. —Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a