overpowering
11overpowering — overpoweringly, adv. overpoweringness, n. /oh veuhr pow euhr ing/, adj. that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth. [1690 1700; OVERPOWER + ING2] * * * …
12overpowering — adj. Overpowering is used with these nouns: ↑smell, ↑stench, ↑stink, ↑urge …
13overpowering — [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj 1) very strong, so that you do not notice or feel anything else an overpowering smell of fish[/ex] 2) able to control people because of having a very strong personality …
14overpowering — /ˈoʊvəpaʊərɪŋ/ (say ohvuhpowuhring) adjective that overpowers; overwhelming: overpowering emotion. –overpoweringly, adverb …
15overpowering — overpower ► VERB 1) defeat with superior strength. 2) be too intense for. DERIVATIVES overpowering adjective …
16overpowering — adjective so strong as to be irresistible an overpowering need for solitude the temptation to despair may become overwhelming an overwhelming majority • Syn: ↑overwhelming • Similar to: ↑irresistible, ↑resistless …
17overpowering fright — index panic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
18overpowering — adjective That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming …
19overpowering — Synonyms and related words: agitating, breathtaking, charged, cliff hanging, compelling, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart expanding, heart stirring, heart swelling, heart thrilling,… …
20overpowering — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. irresistible, uncontrollable, overwhelming; see intense . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overwhelming, staggering, towering. See BIG …