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Synonyms for overwhelming

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

so strong as to be irresistible

The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

overpowering

Same sentence, swapped: The temptation to despair may become overpowering.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for overwhelming as it is used in the sentence above.

authentic
documentary
stunning

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inexplicableadjectiveincomprehensibleincapable of being explained or accounted forRidgelineQualities infectionnouncontagionthe communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of peopleRidgelineCommunicationHas a reason line infernonounhellholeany place of pain and turmoilRidgelinePlaces infertileadjectivesterileincapable of reproducingRidgelineStates and conditionsHas a reason line infinitelyadverbendlesslycontinuing forever without endRidgeline inflamedadjectiveablazelighted with red light as if with flamesRidgeline informaladjectiveloosenot officially recognized or controlledRidgelineHas a reason line ingenuitynounclevernessthe property of being ingeniousRidgelineQualitiesHas a reason line

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