Synonyms of whelmed

whelmed

verb

past tense of whelm

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• devastated
• overcame
• swamped
• crushed
• oppressed
• overpowered
• prostrated
• disturbed
• ground (down)
• floored
• drowned
• rocked
• overmastered
• deluged
• defeated
• upset
• snowed under
• sank
• shattered
• threw
• distressed
• refuted
• staggered
• demoralized
• confuted
• unnerved
• broke
• unmanned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whelmed

Of all the underwhelming parts of this underwhelming finale of an underwhelming season, the final immunity challenge did not leave me whelmed. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025