1. (

• overwhelm ,
• overpower ,
• sweep_over ,
• whelm ,
• overcome ,
• overtake

) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli ;

2. (

• overwhelm ,
• deluge ,
• flood_out

) charge someone with too many tasks ;

3. (

• submerge ,
• drown ,
• overwhelm

) cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" ;

4. (

• overpower ,
• overmaster ,
• overwhelm

) overcome by superior force ;

1. (

• overpowering ,
• overwhelming

) so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" ;

2. (

• consuming ,
• overwhelming

) very strong; urgently felt; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy" ;