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Alarming vs Overwhelming - What's the difference?

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Alarming is a related term of overwhelming.


As verbs the difference between alarming and overwhelming

is that alarming is while overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm .

As adjectives the difference between alarming and overwhelming

is that alarming is causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening while overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

alarming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening

    • Anagrams

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    overwhelming

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Present participle of to overwhelm .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
  • *
    • The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
  • Very great or intense.
  • Extreme.

    • Antonyms

    * underwhelming