What is another word for over-powering?
799 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˌə͡ʊvəpˈa͡ʊəɹɪŋ], [ ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəɹɪŋ], [ ˌəʊ_v_ə_p_ˈaʊ_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for over-powering:- acute (adjective)
- bossy (adjective)
- exciting (adjective)
- formidable (adjective)
- irresistible (adjective)
- onerous (adjective)
- oppressive (adjective)
- overpowering (adjective)
- predominant (adjective)
- preponderant (adjective)
- strong (adjective)
- choke (verb)
- conquer (verb)
- crush (verb)
- daze (verb)
- dazzle (verb)
- defeat (verb)
- drown (verb)
- fascinate (verb)
- finish (verb)
- get (verb)
- oppress (verb)
- overcome (verb)
- overpower (verb)
- overthrow (verb)
- overwhelm (verb)
- prostrate (verb)
- quell (verb)
- reduce (verb)
- repress (verb)
- rout (verb)
- seize (verb)
- stagger (verb)
- stun (verb)
- stun/stupefy (verb)
- subdue (verb)
- suppress (verb)
- surmount (verb)
- whip (verb)
Synonyms for Over-powering:
adj.
•acute (adjective)- poignant,
- fierce,
- severe,
- violent,
- distressing,
- shooting,
- exquisite,
- stabbing,
- piercing,
- sudden,
- keen,
- racking,
- overpowering,
- cutting,
- excruciating,
- sharp.
- dictatorial,
- controlling,
- pushy,
- authoritarian,
- iron-handed,
- oppressive,
- imperious,
- overbearing,
- despotic,
- tyrannical,
- strict,
- commanding,
- high-handed.
- intriguing,
- lively,
- stirring,
- mind-blowing,
- bracing,
- animating,
- moving,
- thrilling,
- showy,
- agitative,
- eye-popping,
- interesting,
- melodramatic,
- wild,
- titillating,
- rip-roaring,
- impelling,
- dramatic,
- arresting,
- Arousing,
- provocative,
- Commoving,
- stimulating,
- spine-tingling,
- far-out,
- intoxicating,
- hectic,
- sensational,
- dangerous,
- electrifying,
- neat,
- astonishing,
- Exhilarant,
- rousing,
- flashy,
- appealing,
- hair-raising,
- fine,
- racy,
- breathtaking,
- impressive,
- zestful,
- groovy,
- heady.
- mammoth,
- rough,
- tall order,
- effortful,
- staggering,
- hard,
- all-powerful,
- intimidating,
- tough proposition,
- indomitable,
- tough,
- uphill,
- colossal,
- great,
- strenuous,
- rough go,
- toilsome,
- dismaying,
- laborious,
- mighty,
- labored,
- arduous,
- ballbuster,
- tremendous,
- challenging,
- onerous,
- awesome,
- puissant.
- fascinating,
- scrumptious,
- glamorous,
- enchanting,
- imperative,
- unconquerable,
- invincible,
- inexorable,
- stunning,
- potent,
- tempting,
- urgent,
- inevitable,
- alluring,
- charming,
- Beckoning,
- lovable,
- seductive,
- ineluctable,
- ravishing,
- unavoidable.
- tiring,
- plodding,
- embittering,
- Irksome,
- exigent,
- grinding,
- harsh,
- galling,
- tiresome,
- formidable,
- heavy,
- painful,
- Fatiguing,
- backbreaking,
- headache,
- merciless,
- exacting,
- intolerable,
- excessive,
- responsible,
- crushing,
- ponderous,
- exhausting,
- burdensome,
- demanding,
- taxing,
- grueling,
- weighty,
- grave,
- overtaxing,
- cumbersome,
- vexatious,
- rigorous,
- serious,
- difficult,
- troublesome,
- pressing,
- austere.
- sticky,
- suffocating,
- airless,
- sultry,
- steamy,
- steam bath,
- close,
- stifling,
- torrid,
- stuffy,
- sweat box,
- muggy.
- omnipotent,
- sovereign,
- leading,
- dominant,
- reigning,
- efficacious,
- transcendent,
- dominating,
- governing,
- ascendant,
- preponderant,
- influential,
- prevailing,
- official,
- absolute,
- arbitrary,
- supervisory,
- paramount,
- superior,
- authoritative,
- directing,
- predominate,
- surpassing,
- prominent,
- primary,
- supreme,
- chief,
- main,
- effective,
- prime,
- prevalent,
- principal,
- holding the reins,
- almighty,
- superlative,
- capital.
v.
•choke (verb)- occlude,
- stop,
- suppress,
- asphyxiate,
- strangulate,
- obstruct,
- garrote,
- throttle,
- check,
- squeeze,
- constrict,
- clog,
- noose,
- gibbet,
- wring,
- dam,
- fill,
- suffocate,
- retard,
- die,
- stuff,
- stunt,
- stopper,
- overpower,
- bar,
- kill,
- gag,
- stifle,
- strangle,
- congest,
- gasp.
- prevail,
- zap,
- shut down,
- master,
- triumph,
- throw,
- outwit,
- humble,
- beat,
- bring to knees,
- checkmate,
- get the better of,
- succeed,
- surmount,
- lick,
- control,
- overmaster,
- discomfit,
- worst,
- whip,
- frustrate,
- thwart,
- trample underfoot,
- wipe off map,
- foil,
- override,
- circumvent.
- ruin,
- wreck,
- annihilate,
- blot out,
- obliterate,
- ice,
- demolish,
- squelch,
- force down,
- stamp out,
- quelch,
- extinguish.
- benumb,
- fuddle,
- blur,
- addle,
- stun,
- disorder,
- mystify,
- befuddle,
- blind,
- dizzy,
- flabbergast,
- stagger,
- perplex,
- puzzle,
- petrify,
- bewilder,
- paralyze,
- confound,
- surprise,
- astonish,
- astound,
- dumbfound,
- stupefy,
- mix up,
- startle,
- muddle,
- numb,
- befog,
- dazzle,
- rock,
- amaze,
- distract.
- fascinate,
- impress,
- awe,
- overawe,
- excite,
- daze,
- bedazzle,
- glitz,
- razzle-dazzle,
- hypnotize,
- strike dumb,
- bowl over.
- ambush,
- outflank,
- halt,
- outjump,
- pommel,
- wallop,
- impede,
- run roughshod over,
- take it all,
- bust,
- outplay,
- drop,
- mow down,
- flax,
- outmaneuver,
- whomp,
- powder,
- parry,
- hinder,
- outhit,
- steamroll,
- repel,
- repulse,
- thrash,
- skin,
- decimate,
- outrun,
- wipe out,
- repress,
- finish off,
- entrap,
- lambaste,
- sink,
- floor,
- trample,
- tan,
- take,
- plow under,
- edge,
- roll back,
- best,
- prevail over,
- win,
- shipwreck,
- flog,
- ko,
- pound,
- take to cleaners,
- route,
- work over,
- butcher,
- sack,
- scatter,
- deck,
- whack,
- pulverize,
- block,
- overrun,
- slaughter,
- upset.
- immerse,
- engulf,
- knock over,
- souse,
- dip,
- plunge,
- drench,
- soak,
- go under,
- sop,
- flood,
- inundate,
- go down,
- deluge,
- douse,
- overflow.
- gladden,
- enthrall,
- infatuate,
- charm,
- intrigue,
- invite,
- beguile,
- fire,
- entice,
- arouse,
- absorb,
- allure,
- seduce,
- kindle,
- enamor,
- enchant,
- animate,
- pique,
- attach,
- intoxicate,
- spellbind,
- ensnare,
- rivet,
- entrance,
- enslave,
- draw,
- engage,
- enrapture,
- transfix,
- delight,
- ravish,
- interest,
- thrill,
- provoke,
- lure,
- titillate,
- attract,
- mesmerize,
- tantalize,
- please,
- transport,
- tempt,
- engross,
- stimulate,
- stir,
- compel,
- bewitch.
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- carry off,
- exterminate,
- destroy,
- bring down,
- put an end to,
- liquidate,
- do in,
- slay,
- take off,
- vaporize,
- rub out,
- get rid of,
- down,
- assassinate,
- execute.
- catch,
- bag,
- occupy,
- apprehend,
- lay one's hands on,
- nab,
- grab,
- nail,
- capture,
- lay hold of,
- trap,
- arrest,
- collar.
- ride,
- hound,
- prey on,
- sadden,
- torture,
- force,
- smother,
- press,
- annoy,
- tax,
- rule,
- outrage,
- Despotize,
- distress,
- aggrieve,
- strain,
- maltreat,
- trouble,
- put down,
- tyrranize,
- dispirit,
- wrong,
- put upon,
- harass,
- weigh heavy upon,
- keep down,
- torment,
- burden,
- put the squeeze on,
- afflict,
- plague,
- pick on,
- worry,
- vex,
- dishearten,
- encumber,
- overload,
- put screws to,
- harry,
- saddle,
- abuse,
- persecute,
- handicap.
- survive,
- triumph over,
- get around,
- be victorious,
- shock,
- render,
- hurdle,
- weather,
- come out on top,
- rise above,
- knock socks off,
- outlive.
- bulldoze,
- take care of,
- reduce,
- drown,
- vanquish,
- take out,
- blank,
- swamp,
- whelm,
- subdue,
- torpedo,
- cream,
- beat down,
- subjugate,
- drub,
- clobber,
- quell,
- blow away,
- bury,
- shut off,
- trash,
- wax,
- crush,
- total,
- overwhelm,
- smash,
- lay one out,
- prostrate,
- roll over,
- shellack,
- overcome,
- bear down,
- waste,
- immobilize,
- put away,
- trounce,
- defeat,
- overthrow,
- murder,
- conquer,
- rout,
- knock out.
- raze,
- do away with,
- topple,
- upend,
- terminate,
- oust,
- tip,
- purge,
- abolish,
- overturn,
- subvert,
- level,
- bring to ruin,
- tumble,
- eradicate,
- dethrone,
- depose,
- knock down,
- unseat.
- massacre,
- submerge,
- blow out of the water,
- subordinate,
- downgrade,
- disturb,
- confuse,
- shatter,
- run circles around,
- steamroller,
- render speechless,
- demoralize.
- frazzle,
- exhaust,
- weary,
- disable,
- cripple,
- overtire,
- drain,
- bring low,
- debilitate,
- incapacitate,
- tire,
- tucker out,
- fatigue,
- impair,
- sap,
- mow,
- fell,
- disarm.
- lock,
- hold back,
- tie up,
- inhibit,
- keep under wraps,
- simmer down,
- keep in,
- throw cold water on,
- swallow,
- muffle,
- curb,
- cool,
- bottle,
- restrain,
- quash,
- cork,
- black out,
- keep in check,
- chasten,
- gridlock,
- collect,
- jam up,
- shush,
- compose,
- rein.
- larrup,
- put to flight,
- clean up on,
- skunk,
- hunt,
- scuttle,
- dispel,
- chase,
- cut to pieces,
- finish,
- shut out,
- drive off,
- expel,
- blow out of water,
- bash.
- impound,
- pounce,
- spirit away,
- confiscate,
- snag,
- gain,
- annex,
- grasp,
- take by storm,
- get,
- usurp,
- pick up,
- clutch,
- exact,
- snare,
- take possession of,
- take over,
- commandeer,
- hook,
- incorporate,
- hijack,
- appropriate,
- take captive,
- wrench,
- claw,
- kidnap,
- arrogate,
- lift.
- shake,
- consternate,
- take aback,
- devastate,
- throw off balance,
- take breath away,
- boggle,
- give a shock,
- stump,
- nonplus.
- HIT.
- quiet,
- gentle,
- tone down,
- discipline,
- get under control,
- tame,
- soften,
- temper,
- mellow,
- get the upper hand,
- break in,
- dominate,
- quieten.
- spike,
- crack down on,
- withhold,
- hold in,
- conceal,
- hold down,
- keep secret,
- burke,
- clamp,
- cut off,
- contain,
- cover up,
- interrupt,
- censor,
- put lid on,
- snuff out,
- muzzle,
- put kibosh on,
- squash,
- bring to naught.
Antonyms for Over-powering:
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adj.
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acute
obtuse, ignorant, slow, not serious, calm, unimportant, dull, Imperceptive, mild, stupid, insensitive, pleasant, kind, blunt, dense, soothing.
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bossy
modest.
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exciting
uninspiring, unpromising, unenthused, unenthusiastic, unexciting, moderate, unstimulating, unmoving, boring.
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formidable
insignificant, easy, feeble, not hard, ineffective, powerless, friendly, small, little, harmless, weak, nice, facile, trivial.
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onerous
light, temperate, easy-going, gentle, helpful, effortless, Relieving, simple, common.
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predominant
inconsequential, secondary, subordinate, inferior, minor.
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strong
moving, laid-back, unhealthy, loose, Unpowerful, unfixed, low, unstable, vague, obscure, insecure, indistinct, complacent, uncaring, pale, infirm, agreeable, Mistakable, delicate, irresolute, flexible, yielding, uncertain, indefinite, soft.
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acute
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v.
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choke
begin, continue, allow, let go, assist, aid, unconstrict, loosen, expand, permit, unblock, start, open, liberate, free, advance, help.
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conquer
capitulate, retreat, succumb, give in, relinquish.
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crush
create, praise, repair, compliment, build up, uncompress, Unwrinkle, construct.
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defeat
fix, clear, promote, abet, support, grow, forward, increase, facilitate, strengthen, push, attract, float.
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drown
rescue, underwhelm, ascend.
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fascinate
prevent, discourage, disenchant, stop, depress, dissuade, turn off, refuse, tire, Disenthrall, reject, disinterest, deter, forget, deaden, repulse, offend, displease, disgust, delight, repel, incite.
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get
overtake, depart, misconstrue, be immune, misunderstand, please, mismanage, soothe, overthrow, miss, unfasten, pass, leave, understand.
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oppress
benefit, leave alone, make happy, boost, gladden.
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overpower
give up, fail, save, build, yield, preserve, lose, release, forfeit, win, surrender, encourage, inspirit.
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overthrow
establish, straighten, uphold, hold, institute.
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prostrate
improve, raise, enable, assuage, erect, mobilize, energize, refresh, stand, invigorate, activate.
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suppress
sanction.
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surmount
receive, fall behind.
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upset
place.
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choke