Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.

  2. Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.

More definitions
  • incapable of being resisted

Examples

27 sentences
  1. It's been an overwhelmingly positive experience.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Hybrid · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Reviews of the film were overwhelmingly negative.

    deDie Kritiken des Films fielen überwiegend negativ aus.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Algeria is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. The reviews of the film were overwhelmingly negative.

    deDie Kritiken des Films fielen überwiegend negativ aus.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Aren't there times when you overwhelmingly want to weep?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · terrywallwork · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

more overwhelmingly, most overwhelmingly
Comparativemore overwhelmingly Lesson
Superlativemost overwhelmingly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overwhelmingly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto