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Overwhelming vs Insurmountable - What's the difference?

overwhelming | insurmountable |

As adjectives the difference between overwhelming and insurmountable

is that overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong while insurmountable is incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

As a verb overwhelming

is present participle of to overwhelm .

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

    insurmountable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.