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Conquering vs Overwhelming - What's the difference?

conquering | overwhelming |

As verbs the difference between conquering and overwhelming

is that conquering is present participle of lang=en while overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm.

As a noun conquering

is conquest.

As an adjective overwhelming is

overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

conquering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • conquest
  • * (Sir Philip Sidney)
  • So Stella's heart, finding what power Love brings, / To keep itself in life and liberty, / Doth willing grant, that in the frontiers he / Use all to help his other conquerings

    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