overcome :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (0)

Verbs (21)

v. get the better of

v. as of handicaps, illnesses, etc.; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"

have the best of, get the best of

v. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

swim, master, subdue, get over, surmount

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

overwhelm, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (10)

swamped, engulfed, overwhelmed, overpowered

adj. sunk by being filled with water; "a swamped boat"

beaten, conquered, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished

adj. formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"

Fuzzynyms (153)

overwhelm, overpower, overmaster

v. overcome by superior force

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

swim, master, subdue, get over, overcome, surmount

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

win

v. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

cane, lambaste, lambast, flog

v. beat with a cane

club, bludgeon

v. strike with a club or a bludgeon

cudgel, strike with a cudgel

v. strike with a cudgel

reduce, keep down, subdue, repress, quash, subjugate

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

humble, make modest, make humble

v. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

overwhelm, overpower, overmaster

v. overcome by superior force

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

beat, conquer, overcome

v. as of handicaps, illnesses, etc.; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"

triumph, prevail

v. prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"

overwhelm, overpower, overmaster

v. overcome by superior force

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

swim, master, subdue, get over, overcome, surmount

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

beat, conquer, overcome

v. as of handicaps, illnesses, etc.; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"

deluge, inundate

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

deluge, overwhelm, flood out

v. charge someone with too many tasks

flood, swamp, deluge, inundate

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

awe, inspire awe in, inspire with dread

v. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

v. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated

adj. lacking strength or vigor

downtrodden, oppressed, persecuted

adj. abused or oppressed by people in power

Synonyms (25)

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

nerveless, feeble

adj. lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

helpless

adj. lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

helpless

adj. lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

unable, ineffective, impotent, ineffectual

adj. lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

discomfited, baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated

adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

bested, outdone

adj. (defeated)

prostrate, subjugated, bowed down

adj. reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"

subdued, crushed

adj. (defeated)

Antonyms (8)

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

overcome

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