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Astounding vs Overpowering - What's the difference?

astounding | overpowering | Related terms |

Astounding is a related term of overpowering.


As verbs the difference between astounding and overpowering

is that astounding is while overpowering is .

As adjectives the difference between astounding and overpowering

is that astounding is that astounds or astound while overpowering is that overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.

astounding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That astounds or astound.
    • astounding success
    Synonyms
    Extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, unbelievable, wonderful See

    overpowering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.}}