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

The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
This sandwich gives main character energy, but don’t skip over the other items available at BoJaynes, from specialty spices to wraps.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of main

Verb

The architecture is striking without overwhelming its surroundings; the food celebrates the region with confidence, and the spa itself is reason enough to visit.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
The goal is to keep the social cost of speaking from overwhelming the intellectual work of disagreement.

— Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelming

Adjective

Kenneth Walker was dominant (and record-breaking) in his regular-season Chiefs debut.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
The UConn football team traveled more than 1,300 miles to meet Southern Miss in near 100-degree heat for its first road game of the season and left with a dominant, 48-20, win on Saturday night.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 20 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

In 2008, a San Francisco court denied Stone's attempt to alter the custody arrangement which listed Bronstein's San Francisco home as Roan's primary residence, with Stone getting visitation rights.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Even with Oracle founder Larry Ellison the primary backer of his son’s ParaBros dreams, the even older Ellison’s net worth, which has been declining of late, may not be able to handle the strain of months and months of such probes.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of primary

Adjective

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
One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

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