Synonyms and Antonyms of overpower
1
to bring under one's control by force of arms
- the invading army overpowered the countryside with lightning speed
annihilate, beat, clobber, crush, defeat, drub, lick, mow (down), overcome, prevail (over), reduce, rout, skunk, smash, thrash, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip
enslave
break, clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, smother, snuff (out), squash, squelch, suppress
discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter
2
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
- overpowered by fear of the unknown
crush, devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overmaster, overwhelm, prostrate, snow under, swamp, whelm
deluge, drown, sink
confute, defeat, refute
break, demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, throw, unman, unnerve, upset
