OVERMASTERING Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈma-stə-riŋ

Definition of overmastering

as in main

coming before all others in importance a matter that should be given overmastering priority by the incoming administration

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overmastering

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verb

present participle of overmaster

as in overwhelming

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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Adjective

Construction of the project’s main underground access portal began in February 2026.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of main

Adjective

Through the year 2027, architecture convergence will remain predominant, meaning centralized computing, zonal designs, maturing OTA functionality, shareable and reusable software platforms and stronger hardware/software modularity.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The exterior is clad in glass and limestone that reflects the predominant materials on Northwestern’s nearby campus.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of predominant

Verb

That included overcoming injuries to Jose Ramirez, Angel Martínez and rookie Chase DeLauter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The researchers found that the material could undergo helicity-independent magnetization reversal, overcoming a major constraint of earlier approaches.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Adjective

China currently plays a dominant role in the global tungsten supply chain, leaving the US facing a challenge that goes beyond finding new deposits.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
The goal of the event is to raise funds to support programs that help farmers thrive and take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dominant

Verb

Military force has imposed enormous costs on both Hamas and Iran, devastating their military facilities and killing their commanders.

— NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
The country is also recovering from devastating back-to-back earthquakes in June that have so far killed over 6,000 people.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of devastating

Adjective

Orbit is Flight 14’s primary focus, and only by achieving that milestone can SpaceX move on to clear the rocket’s remaining hurdles.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
The primary bedroom overlooks the High Line, with an en-suite bathroom that has a separate soaking tub and glass shower stall.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of primary

Adjective

Founded in 1937, the Fashion Scholarship Fund is the fashion industry’s foremost education and workforce development nonprofit.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Making the roster more functional will be the foremost objective for whomever Crane chooses to replace Brown.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of foremost

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