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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: overpowering, overwhelming]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Overpowering O`ver*pow"er*ing, a. Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Overpower O`ver*pow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ``And overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth. Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. An overpowering feeling is so strong that you cannot resist it. ...hard, cold, overpowering anger... The desire for revenge can be overpowering. = overwhelming ADJ 2. An overpowering smell or sound is so strong that you cannot smell or hear anything else. There was an overpowering smell of alcohol... ADJ 3. An overpowering person makes other people feel uncomfortable because they have such a strong personality. Mrs Winter was large and somewhat overpowering. = overwhelming ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Irresistible, overwhelming, subduing.

Moby Thesaurus

agitating, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, compelling, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impenetrable, impregnable, impressive, incontestable, indomitable, inexpugnable, inflammatory, insuperable, intoxicating, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irresistible, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, oppressive, overcoming, overmastering, overmatching, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, powerful, provocative, provoking, ravishing, resistless, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unassailable, unbearable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unendurable, unsettling, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, upsetting