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Overwhelming vs Resounding - What's the difference?

overwhelming | resounding |

As verbs the difference between overwhelming and resounding

is that overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm while resounding is .

As adjectives the difference between overwhelming and resounding

is that overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong while resounding is having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

As a noun resounding is

the action of the verb to resound .

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

    resounding

    English

    Etymology 1

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to resound
  • *

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
  • That causes reverberation
  • (by extension) emphatic, celebrated
    • We had a resounding win against the rival team.
    Derived terms
    * resoundingly
    Related terms
    * resound

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (head)