Synonyms of overwhelms

overwhelms

verb

present tense third-person singular of overwhelm

1

as in overcomes

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcomes
• devastates
• oppresses
• overpowers
• crushes
• disturbs
• drowns
• whelms
• grinds (down)
• rocks
• prostrates
• swamps
• floors
• shatters
• overmasters
• upsets
• defeats
• sinks
• snows under
• distresses
• deluges
• throws
• refutes
• staggers
• unnerves
• confutes
• demoralizes
• unmans
• breaks

2

as in engulfs

to cover with a flood

that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engulfs
• floods
• drowns
• submerges
• inundates
• overflows
• overcomes
• deluges
• swamps
• gulfs
• flushes
• smothers
• submerses
• flows
• avalanches
• overruns
• gushes
• wets
• drenches
• pours
• streams
• soaks
• spurts
• sluices
• douses
• spouts
• dowses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drains
• dries
• dehydrates
• parches