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Synonyms & Antonyms of overmastering
(Entry 1 of 2)
coming before all others in importance
- a matter that should be given overmastering priority by the incoming administration
Synonyms for overmastering
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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overmastering
verb
present participle of overmaster
Synonyms of overmastering (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Overmastering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmastering. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of overmastering was in 1613
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