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whelm

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of whelm

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence

Synonyms of whelm

crush, devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate, snow under, swamp

Words Related to whelm

deluge, drown, sink

confute, defeat, refute

break, demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, throw, unman, unnerve, upset

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