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 by superior
power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the
eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
overpowering
adj : so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for
solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become
overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: overwhelming]
WordNet (r) 2.0
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "overpowering":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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