Overwhelming vs Startling - What's the difference?
overwhelming | startling | Related terms |
Present participle of to overwhelm .
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
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Very great or intense.
Extreme.
Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
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, year=2011
, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
Overwhelming is a related term of startling.
As verbs the difference between overwhelming and startling
is that overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm while startling is .As adjectives the difference between overwhelming and startling
is that overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong while startling is likely to startle; surprising; shocking.overwhelming
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(en adjective)- The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
Antonyms
* underwhelmingstartling
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.}}