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Overwhelming vs Confounding - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between overwhelming and confounding

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

As an adjective overwhelming

is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

As a noun confounding is

the act by which things are confounded, or confused.

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

    confounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which things are confounded, or confused.