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Overpowering vs Captivating - What's the difference?

overpowering | captivating | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between overpowering and captivating

is that overpowering is present participle of lang=en while captivating is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between overpowering and captivating

is that overpowering is that overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming while captivating is that captivates; fascinating.

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.}}

    captivating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that captivates; fascinating
  • beautiful; showing great beauty
  • Derived terms

    * captivatingly

    Verb

    (head)