overwhelm

overwhelm is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
2. transitive verb. To project or impend over threateningly.
3. transitive verb. To cause to surround, to cover.
4. noun. The act of overwhelming.
5. verb. charge someone with too many tasks

   Synonyms: deluge

6. verb. overcome by superior force

   Synonyms: overmaster, overpower

7. verb. cover completely or make imperceptible

   "I was drowned in work"

   "The noise drowned out her speech"

   Synonyms: drown, submerge

8. verb. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

   Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm

Synonyms

deluge, overmaster, overpower, drown, submerge, overcome, overtake, whelm

Common word forms

overwhelms, overwhelmed, overwhelmer, overwhelming

Words from these letters

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