overwhelmingly

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌoʊvɜrˈwɛlmɪŋliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    To a very great degree or extent; by a very large majority or margin; so much as to be almost impossible to resist or oppose.; In a manner that is emotionally overpowering or irresistible; causing one to feel completely overcome.; In a manner that is physically or numerically superior to the point of being impossible to defeat or withstand.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

overwhelmingly positiveoverwhelmingly likelyoverwhelmingly in favoroverwhelmingly negativeoverwhelmingly supportoverwhelmingly majority

Derivatives

overwhelmoverwhelmingoverwhelmed

Synonyms

vastlyenormouslyimmenselymassivelydecisivelyresoundingly

Antonyms

marginallyslightlybarely

Commonly confused

overwhelming
EN: 'Overwhelming' is an adjective (an overwhelming majority); 'overwhelmingly' is an adverb (overwhelmingly positive).

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'overwhelmingly' retains the full spelling of 'overwhelming' plus '-ly'; do not drop the 'l' or the 'g' (not 'overwhelminly').

💬 Examples

  1. The proposal was overwhelmingly approved by the committee.

  2. She was overwhelmingly grateful for the support she received during her illness.

  3. The enemy forces were overwhelmingly superior in both numbers and firepower.