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Overwhelming vs Crushingly - What's the difference?

overwhelming | crushingly |

As a verb overwhelming

is present participle of to overwhelm.

As an adjective overwhelming

is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

As an adverb crushingly is

so as to defeat overwhelmingly.

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

    crushingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
  • So as to belittle; dishearteningly.