overwhelmingly
To crushing degree
Overwhelmingly means to an extreme or decisive degree, suggesting something so dominant it leaves little room for opposition or doubt.
A candidate wins overwhelmingly when the margin isn't close.
Evidence can be overwhelmingly in favor of one conclusion.
The response was overwhelmingly positive.
The word emphasizes not just majority but near-totality.
Overwhelming in intensity
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- suffocatingDepriving of air
paralyzing · overpowering · inundating · engulfing · swamping · overbearing · torrential · tremendous
Over half of total
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- widespreadExisting across many places
commonplace · universal · predominant · foremost · leading · preeminent · dominant · disproportionately
Mass of earth falling
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
indisputable · irrefutable · clear-cut · convincing · categorical · unequivocal · incontrovertible · undeniable
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
overburdened · overloaded · flooded · besieged · excessive · impossible · hopeless · drowning
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
suffocating · paralyzing · overpowering · inundating · engulfing · swamping · overbearing · torrential · tremendous · consuming
majority
Over half of total
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
widespread · commonplace · universal · predominant · foremost · leading · preeminent · dominant · disproportionately · largely
landslide
Mass of earth falling
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
- conclusiveEnding all debate
definitive · indisputable · irrefutable · clear-cut · convincing · categorical · unequivocal · incontrovertible · undeniable · unassailable
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
chaotic · overburdened · overloaded · flooded · besieged · excessive · impossible · hopeless · drowning · snowed under
overwhelminglyslightly
To a minor extent
barely · marginally · minimally · hardly · scarcely
overwhelminglynarrowly
By a small margin
barely · by a hair · by a whisker · by a nose · marginally