Synonyms of overwhelm

overwhelm

verb

1

as in to overcome

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• devastate
• overpower
• crush
• oppress
• whelm
• drown
• disturb
• swamp
• rock
• floor
• overmaster
• upset
• snow under
• shatter
• prostrate
• defeat
• grind (down)
• distress
• deluge
• sink
• unnerve
• throw
• refute
• demoralize
• stagger
• confute
• unman
• break

2

as in to engulf

to cover with a flood

that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engulf
• flood
• drown
• inundate
• submerge
• overflow
• deluge
• swamp
• overcome
• gulf
• flush
• smother
• flow
• submerse
• avalanche
• overrun
• wet
• gush
• stream
• sluice
• spurt
• drench
• soak
• pour
• douse
• spout
• dowse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drain
• dry
• dehydrate
• parch

• drain
• dry
• dehydrate
• parch

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