OVERPOWERED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

overpowered

verb

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past tense of overpower

as in dominated

to bring under one's control by force of arms the invading army overpowered the countryside with lightning speed

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as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress overpowered by fear of the unknown

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Recent Examples of overpowered Boston overpowered Philadelphia 128-96 in Embiid’s Game 4 return but failed to close out the series over the final three games. —

Devon Henderson, New York Times, 4 May 2026 This is an excellent and flavorful barrel-proof bourbon that is never overpowered by heat and alcohol, and has become a fan favorite and collectible whiskey over the years. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors wrote that the group restrained Guerrero, took his drugs and then lured his wife into the apartment, where she was also overpowered and bound. —

Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 The end result was the ball in the back of the net as Smithson Valley, who overpowered opponents 153-9 this spring, won 1-0 in what may have amounted to its tightest game of the season. —

Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the Wildcats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night. —

CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Oftentimes, the backing track very clearly overpowered his vocals. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 Ignoring common sense and the pleas of three nonpartisan good government groups, the four Democrats on the state Public Campaign Finance Board overpowered the three Republicans and knocked the GOP candidate for governor, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, out of the matching funds program. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026 Williams overpowered the Dodgers from the outset and faced just one batter more than the minimum through five innings. —

ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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The combination dominated on both sides of the floor.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.

— Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026