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

Some kids depicted in CSAM ads could not be matched, but ads overwhelmingly depicted preteen girls, TTP reported. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

At home, Congress overwhelmingly passed the USA PATRIOT Act that enabled more intrusive government surveillance in the name of counterterrorism. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

One scout even preferred him over Beaudoin, but otherwise feedback overwhelmingly leaned toward the center acquired in the Vincent Trocheck trade. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

It’s been generating controversy (and overwhelmingly favorable reviews) since its world premiere in 2018, followed by a 2019 UK staging at the National Theatre and the Off Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2022. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a