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Showing words for OVERWHELMING using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Overwhelming

overwhelming

9 Letter Words for Overwhelming

egrimonle, olivermen, overweigh, overwhelm, rhigolene, wolverine

8 Letter Words for Overwhelming

eloigner, evenglow, glovemen, homegirl, homelier, homeling, homering, hoveling, hovering, legioner, lemonier, levering, lovering, lowering, overline, overling, overmine, overnigh, overwing, remingle, removing, reveling, roweling, virogene, vomerine, weighmen, werelion, wheeling, whelming, whomever, wingover, wormling

7 Letter Words for Overwhelming

eelworm, elemong, eloiner, emoving, engleim, envigor, erelong, erewhon, ermelin, evelong, everwho, gemonil, girleen, gomerel, gomeril, gremlin, heeling, hegemon, helimen, helming, helvine, helving, hemione, hemline, henwile, herling, heroine, hoveler, however, howling, ingreve, inherle, inwheel, leering, leghorn, lehrmen, leviner, livener, longeve, meering, meniver, meowing, merligo, merling, merlion, mewling, minever, mingler, moliere, mongler, mongrel, morinel, morling, neigher, nowhere, overhie, overing, overleg, overlie, overmen, overnew, overwin, ovigerm, reeling, reeming, reeving, regimen, regiven, reglove, rehinge, releivo, relievo, renovel, reweigh, rewoven, romeine, veering, veliger, venomer, vermeil, vernile, weigher, wherein, whereon, whileen, whilere, whinger, whoever, whoring, wilrone, wiremen, woevine, wolving, worming, wringle

6 Letter Words for Overwhelming

eeling, elemin, elevon, elmier, elohim, eloign, eloine, emeril, emigre, enghle, engore, enhelm, enlive, enmove, enrive, enveil, envier, envire, enviro, enwove, erenow, eringo, ermine, evermo, eviler, ewghen, genome, germen, germin, germon, gilver, girnel, gloire, glover, glower, gorhen, gorlin, govern, gremio, grieve, gromil, grovel, gweeon, heirlo, heling, helver, helvin, hemine, herein, hereon, herile, heroin, hewing, hieron, himene, hinger, hingle, hoeing, hoenir, holier, holing, homier, homing, hoving, howler, ignore, ingrow, inhere, inmore, inower, inwove, leeing, legion, legmen, lehmer, leiger, leming, lenger, lenvoi, lering, levier, lewing, lieger, lienor, lierne, liever, limner, linger, loeing, logier, lomein, loming, longee, longer, loring, lovier, loving, lowing, lowmen, lowrie, meiler, meline, melior, melvie, menhir, mering, merino, merlin, merlon, meving, mewing, mewler, milner, mingle, moeing, moiler, moline, moling, monger, monier, moreen, morgen, morvin, moving, mowing, neroli, nigher, noiler, oilmen, oleine, oliver, omelie, oviger, owhere, owlier, owling, regime, region, regive, reglow, rehone, relime, reline, relive, relong, relove, remove, renove, renvoi, reveil, review, revile, rewing, rewove, rigole, ringle, roving, rowing, veigle, veiler, veiner, venero, venger, venire, vergil, verine, verlig, vermil, vermin, viewer, vigone, violer, virole, vogier, voling, vowing, weeing, weevil, wehner, weiner, wergil, wering, wervel, whelve, wherve, whilom, whiner, whinge, whorle, wiener, wigeon, wigher, winger, wingle, wivern, wolver, wormil, wornil

5 Letter Words for Overwhelming

ehing, eigne, eimer, elemi, elmen, elmer, eloge, eloin, elong, elven, elver, emigr, emile, emlen, emong, emove, engem, engle, enmew, enoil, enorm, envoi, ergon, ering, erven, ervil, evhoe, evohe, ewing, gemel, genie, genio, genom, genre, genro, gerim, gerle, gerne, ghole, giher, gimel, giron, givee, given, giver, gleen, gleir, glene, glime, glome, glomi, glore, glove, gnome, goier, golee, golem, gomer, goner, green, grein, greve, grime, groin, grone, grove, growl, grown, gwine, hegel, helen, helio, helve, hemen, hemin, hemol, henge, herem, hermi, herne, heroe, heron, hewel, hewer, himne, hinge, hiree, hiren, hiver, hogen, hoing, holer, holme, homer, honer, hongi, horme, hovel, hoven, hover, howel, howre, ileon, inerm, ingem, inger, ingle, inmew, inorg, inrol, irene, irone, leger, legin, lemon, leone, leven, lever, levin, levir, liege, lieve, liger, ligne, limen, limer, liner, linge, lingo, liven, liver, livor, livre, liwen, logie, login, loire, loner, longe, loren, lovee, lover, lower, lowne, meile, melon, menge, menow, merel, merge, mergh, meril, merle, mewer, mieve, miler, milor, miner, minge, minor, minow, mohel, moier, moile, moire, moler, molvi, monel, moner, monie, morel, morin, morne, mover, movie, mower, mowie, neger, negev, negro, neigh, neive, nerol, nerve, nevel, never, newel, newer, newie, ngwee, nieve, niger, noemi, noire, noreg, norge, norie, novel, novem, nowel, ogive, ogler, ohing, oiler, olein, olive, oriel, ovile, ovine, owing, owler, owner, owrie, regel, regie, regin, regle, rehem, rehoe, reign, reive, relie, relig, remen, reneg, renew, renig, reoil, reown, revel, revie, rewin, rewon, rheen, rhein, rheme, rhime, rhine, rhino, rhone, rieve, rigel, rigol, ringe, rivel, riven, roven, rowel, rowen, rowme, vegie, vehme, venge, venie, venom, verge, vergi, vigor, viler, vilno, vimen, viner, vinew, vireo, virge, virgo, viron, vogie, voile, vomer, vowel, vower, weigh, wenge, weren, wheel, wheem, wheen, wheer, whein, whelm, where, while, whine, whing, whirl, whole, whone, whore, whorl, winer, wiver, wolve, women, wongi, woven, wring, wrive, wrong

4 Letter Words for Overwhelming

eevn, eger, egol, eigh, eine, eire, elem, elev, elhi, elne, elve, emer, emir, enew, engl, engr, enol, enow, eole, eorl, ergo, erie, erin, erme, erne, even, ever, evil, evoe, ewer, geer, gein, geir, gene, genl, geol, geom, gere, germ, ghee, gien, gile, gilo, gire, girl, girn, giro, give, glee, glei, glen, glew, glim, glom, glor, glow, gnow, goel, goen, goer, gole, goli, gome, gone, gore, gorm, gove, gowl, gown, gree, gren, grew, grim, grin, grow, heel, heer, heil, heir, hele, heli, helm, helo, heme, heml, heng, here, herl, herm, hern, hero, hevi, hewe, hile, hine, hing, hire, hiro, hive, hoer, hoin, hole, holi, holm, holw, home, hone, hong, hore, horn, hove, howe, howl, ingo, inro, iron, leer, lege, lehr, leir, leme, lene, leng, leno, leon, lere, leve, levi, levo, lien, lier, lige, lime, limn, limo, line, ling, lino, lion, lire, live, loge, loin, loir, lome, lone, long, lore, lori, lorn, love, lowe, lown, lwei, meer, mein, meio, mele, mene, meng, meno, meow, mere, meri, merl, mero, merv, meve, mewl, mien, mile, milo, mine, ming, mino, mire, miro, mirv, mohr, moil, moir, mole, mone, mong, more, morg, morn, morw, move, mowe, neem, neer, nemo, neve, nevi, nevo, nigh, nile, niog, nirl, noel, noil, noir, nole, nome, nore, nori, norm, nowl, ogee, ogle, ogre, oime, omen, omer, omni, oner, orig, orle, oven, over, ower, reel, reem, reen, rego, reim, rein, reno, reve, rgen, rheo, riel, riem, rile, rime, rine, ring, rive, rivo, roil, roin, role, rome, rone, rong, rove, veen, veer, vehm, veil, vein, vele, velo, veri, vier, view, vile, vine, vino, viol, virl, vlei, vole, vril, vrow, weel, weem, ween, weer, weil, weir, weli, wene, were, weri, weve, whee, when, whig, whim, whin, whir, whom, wiel, wile, wime, wine, wing, wino, wire, wirl, wive, wone, wong, wore, worm, worn, wove, wren, wrig

3 Letter Words for Overwhelming

eeg, eel, een, eer, ego, eir, eli, elm, eme, emo, ene, eng, enl, env, eom, eon, ere, erg, ern, eve, evg, ewe, gee, gel, gem, gen, geo, ger, gie, gim, gin, gio, goi, gol, gon, gor, gov, gro, hee, hei, hel, hem, hen, heo, her, hew, hie, him, hin, hir, hiv, hmo, hoe, hog, hoi, hol, hom, hon, hor, how, ign, ile, ilo, imo, ing, inv, ion, ire, ive, iwo, lee, leg, lei, lem, leo, ler, lev, lew, lie, lig, lim, lin, lir, lnr, loe, log, lor, low, lwm, mee, meg, meh, mei, mel, men, mer, mew, mgr, mhg, mho, mig, mil, min, mir, moe, mog, moi, mol, mon, mor, mow, mri, nee, neg, nei, neo, new, nie, nig, nil, nim, nog, noh, nol, nom, nor, nov, now, oer, ohm, ohv, oie, oil, ole, olm, one, oni, ore, org, orl, owe, owl, own, ree, reg, reh, rei, rel, rem, rev, rew, rhe, rho, rie, rig, rim, rin, rio, riv, rle, roe, rog, roi, rom, ron, row, vee, veg, vei, vel, ver, vie, vig, vil, vim, vin, voe, vog, vol, von, vor, vow, wee, wem, wen, wer, who, whr, wig, wim, win, wir, wmo, woe, wog, won, wro

Definitions for Overwhelming

[1] that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
[2] so great as to render resistance or opposition useless: an overwhelming majority.
[3] to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
[4] to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
[5] to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
[6] to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
[7] to overthrow.
[8] overpowering in effect, number, or force
[9] to overpower the thoughts, emotions, or senses of
[10] to overcome with irresistible force
[11] to overcome, as with a profusion or concentration of something
[12] to cover over or bury completely
[13] to weigh or rest upon overpoweringly
[14] archaic to overturn

Words related to Overwhelming

staggering, devastating, astounding, amazing, stunning, mind-boggling, vast, crushing, exciting, overcoming, shattering, breathtaking, eye-opening

Words nearby Overwhelming

overween, overweening, overweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter, overwintering, overwire, overwise

Origin of Overwhelming

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at over-, whelm

Other words from Overwhelming

o·ver·whelm·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·whelm·ing·ness , noun
un·o·ver·whelmed , adjective

Synonyms for Overwhelming

amazing, astounding, crushing, devastating, mind-boggling, staggering, stunning, vast, exciting, overcoming, paralyzing, shattering, breathtaking, eye-opening