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