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Overwhelming vs Smashing - What's the difference?

overwhelming | smashing |

As verbs the difference between overwhelming and smashing

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

As adjectives the difference between overwhelming and smashing

is that overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong while smashing is serving to smash (something).

As a noun smashing is

gerund: the action of the verb to smash .

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

    smashing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving to smash (something).
    • The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.
  • (British informal ) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
    • We had a smashing time at the zoo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gerund: The action of the verb to smash .
    • Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

    Verb

    (head)