OVERWHELMING


Meaning of OVERWHELMING in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , seem

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ completely , quite

▪ almost

The urge to look was almost ~.

▪ a little , pretty ( esp. AmE )

All these new experiences were a little ~.

▪ apparently , seemingly

seemingly ~ obstacles

Overwhelming is used with these nouns: ↑ advantage , ↑ approval , ↑ bulk , ↑ consensus , ↑ defeat , ↑ desire , ↑ dominance , ↑ emotion , ↑ endorsement , ↑ evidence , ↑ favourite , ↑ fear , ↑ feeling , ↑ force , ↑ grief , ↑ guilt , ↑ importance , ↑ impression , ↑ influence , ↑ joy , ↑ longing , ↑ love , ↑ majority , ↑ margin , ↑ need , ↑ number , ↑ odds , ↑ percentage , ↑ popularity , ↑ presence , ↑ proportion , ↑ relief , ↑ sadness , ↑ sensation , ↑ sense , ↑ stench , ↑ success , ↑ superiority , ↑ support , ↑ temptation , ↑ tiredness , ↑ urge , ↑ victory , ↑ vote

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .