Thesaurus results for 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

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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 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, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelmed

Verb

In a world often overwhelmed by heartbreak and division, the story confirms that love has a way of continuing on.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Knicks fans nearly overwhelmed it before the floats arrived.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

Verb

In a phone interview with The Times, her sister, Vanessa Marseille, said the family was shocked and devastated over the incident.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.

— Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026