overmastered

verb

past tense of overmaster
as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmastered
  1. overwhelmed
  2. devastated
  3. overcame
  4. crushed
  5. oppressed
Verb
  • In just two days after launch, Moonshot suspended new subscriptions after demand overwhelmed its computing capacity.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Penny had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with senior citizens overwhelmed by the downsizing process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their houses to sell.
    — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • When hurricanes devastated the area in 1900 and 1915, the oyster industry remained strong.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Paul, as a father of six, was devastated to hear of their anguish.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston’s eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Friday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Keegan netted twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • The Endurance had been trapped in Antarctic pack ice for ten months before the pressure finally crushed its hull.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Lieberman came back, running as an independent, and crushed Lamont in the general election.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of crushed
Verb
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of oppressed
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“Overmastered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmastered. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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