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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Overpower \O'ver*pow"er\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ''And overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.
Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Overpowering \O'ver*pow"er*ing\, adjective Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- {O'ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
overpowering
adjective: so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: {overwhelming}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "overpowering": agitating, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, compelling, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impenetrable, impregnable, impressive, incontestable, indomitable, inexpugnable, inflammatory, insuperable, intoxicating, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irresistible, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, oppressive, overcoming, overmastering, overmatching, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, powerful, provocative, provoking, ravishing, resistless, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unassailable, unbearable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unendurable, unsettling, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, upsetting
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