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

Al-Hilal is keen to offload the player, who is training separately from their main squad and not in coach Simoene Inzaghi's plans.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The Nazca Lines, enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately 100,000 annual visitors.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of main

Verb

Could Cape Verde turn its sudden global fame into tourism that benefits the islands without overwhelming the places already under pressure?

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In a single day, some 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s tiny Ceuta enclave, overwhelming the city, leaving thousands homeless and at least 41 people dead.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of overwhelming

Adjective

With predominant compensation associated with clinical performance, the other aspects can gradually mount and lead to burnout.

— Nishtha Sareen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Odyssey is a story set in the Bronze Age, written in the Iron Age, measured by which metal was the predominant metal that went into weapons of war and other kinds of tools.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Definition of predominant

Verb

The release came as Ariana dropped her eighth studio album Petal, which explores themes of overcoming negativity and personal growth, on Friday, July 31.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of overcoming their fatal flaw and defeating their shadow-self, the titular Eternals are reckoning with their relationship to God and the grand arc of human history.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Adjective

But the dominant narrative embraced financial metrics as the solvent for every problem.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Yet even before acquiring Skubal, the Dodgers believed that, if healthy, their pitching staff might be the strongest of this dominant era.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of dominant

Verb

The developments come at a challenging time for Sánchez, whose government has been consumed by the response to wildfires that have been devastating the country, including some of the largest on record.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Examples of devastating grass fires include Los Angeles in 2025 and Hawaii in 2023.

— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of devastating

Adjective

The company has committed to investing at least $1 billion to construct one roughly 300,000-square-foot facility, but the campus could expand to include up to five primary buildings, officials have said.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Whether Castillo and Gausman can return to form and help their respective clubs get deep into October will be a primary storyline here the rest of the year.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of primary

Adjective

Today, perhaps the foremost image of a moderate is that of a centrist on a left-right spectrum.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Briggs, the architect, built a reputation for bespoke luxury homes along the Orange County coast and was named among Architectural Digest’s 100 foremost architects in 1991, according to background materials from the listing team.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of foremost

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