OVERPOWERED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

overpowered

verb

past tense of overpower

as in dominated

to bring under one's control by force of arms the invading army overpowered the countryside with lightning speed

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as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress overpowered by fear of the unknown

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Recent Examples of overpowered This perception of threat, intertwined with a harsh interpretation of religious morality, dominated 17th-century life, with the optimistic, protective and compassionate aspects of Christianity often overpowered by fear and a desire to judge. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 The Bison will welcome the week off after being overpowered the Panthers in the first meeting between the two Pennsylvania schools — Bucknell is in Lewisburg, about a 3 1/2-hour drive east from Pittsburgh — since 1945. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 On the day, Mahone, who was with the men in disguise, rushed onto the bus in Jerash after the driver was overpowered, grabbed her daughter, fought off Burns’ chaperone and sprinted to the getaway car. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Newcastle were not only beaten, but they were also bullied and battered into submission — physically overpowered and outplayed in every facet. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Docherty invites Jacob to clock him with the butt of his service revolver to help sell Docherty’s lie that Jacob overpowered him and escaped. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 The resident tried to shut the door behind him, but the men overpowered him. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 He was overpowered on one play early in the game, and PFF rated him 20th of 28 players who suited up on offense for the Canes on Friday. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Still, there have been several infamous events when the weather overpowered people. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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Tiffany Hsu, Mytheresa’s chief buying and group fashion venture officer, notes a clear shift away from the ease and practicality that’s dominated the last few years.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
There haven't been many of those moments, as the Falcons have dominated from the start.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dominated

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To avoid the pitfalls of apps like Tinder and Hinge—where women are vastly outnumbered by men and are therefore overwhelmed by choice while men receive very few matches—FirstDate uses a Nobel Prize-winning matching theory algorithm.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The Gophers' defense overwhelmed Michigan's offense and quarterback Bryce Underwood Saturday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

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In a single generation, energy drinks have conquered the beverage world.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The title hints that the film will follow Aegon the Conqueror, who, along with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, invaded Westeros and conquered most of the Seven Kingdoms with the help of their dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of conquered

Verb

Healthcare workers who’d turned up for the event described patients choosing between affording medication or food, or how they themselves had been financially devastated by a medical crisis.

— Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Ji-hye’s punishment Ji-hye is devastated at the arrest of her son, and furiously tries to confess to the crime herself.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of devastated

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Ironically, visitation exposes the work to a whole other set of risks, since, without supervision, the sections could be subjected—and, indeed, have been—to damage.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The Pentagon subjected high-ranking members to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into the source of leaks to journalists about how the war in Iran has created a shortage of sophisticated munitions, according to multiple media reports.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjected

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Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The 1995 Jayhawks went 10-2 and defeated UCLA 51-30 in the bowl game.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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