overwhelmingly C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋli/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that is very great in amount, effect, or degree The proposal passed overwhelmingly, with only two votes against. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is very great... overpoweringlydecisivelyresoundinglymassivelypredominantlyemphatically ↔ Opposites marginallynarrowlyslightly Word family Related forms overwhelmoverwhelmingwhelm Etymology AI details Adverb from overwhelming, from overwhelm, from over- plus the Middle English whelmen ('to overturn, cover over'). Means in a way very great in amount or effect. ofer Old English whelmen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overwhelmingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that is very great in amount, effect, or degree ## Examples - The proposal passed overwhelmingly, with only two votes against. ## Synonyms - overpoweringly - decisively - resoundingly - massively - predominantly - emphatically ## Antonyms - marginally - narrowly - slightly ## Related Forms - overwhelm - overwhelming - whelm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: whelmen ## Etymology Adverb from overwhelming, from overwhelm, from over- plus the Middle English whelmen ('to overturn, cover over'). Means in a way very great in amount or effect. ## AI Etymology Overwhelmingly is adverb from overwhelming, from overwhelm, from over- plus the Middle English whelmen ('to overturn, cover over'). Means in a way very great in amount or effect. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and whelmen (Middle English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers in a way that is very great in amount, effect, or degree. The wider family includes related words such as overwhelm, overwhelming, and whelm. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown