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snowed under

verb , past tense of snow under

Synonyms and Antonyms of snowed under

1 to defeat by a large margin

the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

Synonyms of snowed under

annihilated, blew away, bombed, buried, clobbered, creamed, drubbed, dusted, flattened, pasted, routed, shellacked, skinned, skunked, smoked [slang], smothered, thrashed, trimmed, tromped, trounced, walloped, waxed [slang], whipped, whomped, whopped (or whapped), whupped

Words Related to snowed under

beat, bested, conquered, dispatched, hurdled, licked, mastered, overbore, overcame, overmatched, prevailed (over), subdued, surmounted, threw, took, triumphed (over), won (against), worsted

crushed, knocked off, knocked over, overpowered, overthrew, overwhelmed, subjugated, upended, vanquished

aced (out), bettered, eclipsed, exceeded, outdid, outdistanced, outfought, outshone (or outshined), outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, transcended

edged (out), nosed out, pipped [British]

capped, excelled, flourished, scored, succeeded

broke, destroyed, did in, finished, sank (or sunk), slaughtered

Phrases Synonymous with snowed under

ate alive, beat the pants off, ran circles around (or ran rings around), wiped the floor with (or wiped the ground with)

2 to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

Synonyms of snowed under

crushed, devastated, floored, ground (down), oppressed, overcame, overmastered, overpowered, overwhelmed, prostrated, swamped, whelmed

Words Related to snowed under

deluged, drowned, sank (or sunk)

confuted, defeated, refuted

broke, demoralized, distressed, disturbed, rocked, shattered, staggered, threw, unmanned, unnerved, upset

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