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

Voters overwhelmingly elected candidates who are critical of data-center development — one of many potential pitfalls Anthropic warned about in its IPO prospectus last month. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Unlike competitors Nike and Adidas, however, Under Armour remains overwhelmingly concentrated in North America, with more than half its sales ($737 million) originating domestically. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

While Musk is overwhelmingly viewed positively by MAGA Republicans, those numbers dip for non-MAGA GOP voters and plummet for independent and Democratic voters. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

More recently, Newsom has resisted calls to fund Proposition 36, a ballot measure that levies harsher penalties for petty crime that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2024. — Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a