overwhelm | Definition of overwhelm

Synonyms and Antonyms of overwhelm

1 to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me

Synonyms of overwhelm

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

Words Related to overwhelm

deluge, drown, sink

confute, defeat, refute

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

2 to cover with a flood

that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley

Synonyms of overwhelm

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, submerge, submerse, swamp

Words Related to overwhelm

avalanche, smother

overcome, overrun

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet

Near Antonyms of overwhelm

dehydrate, dry, parch

Antonyms of overwhelm