or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: overwhelm

Plays

 6 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.11walk before thee like a sow that hath overwhelmed allwalke before thee, like a Sow, that hath o'rewhelm'd all
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.98Thou seekest the greatness that will overwhelm thee.Thou seek'st the Greatnesse, that will ouer-whelme thee.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.9Whose joy of her is overwhelmed like mine,Whose ioy of her is ouer-whelmed like mine,
PericlesPer IV.vi.118Would sink and overwhelm you. Away!would sincke and ouerwhelme you. Away.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.39In tattered weeds, with overwhelming brows,In tattred weeds, with ouerwhelming browes,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.10His sorrows have so overwhelmed his wits?His sorrowes haue so ouerwhelm'd his wits,

Poems

 0 result(s).

Glossary

 19 result(s).
amazeappal, overwhelm, terrify
amazeddumbfounded, stunned, thunderstruck, overwhelmed
amazementoverwhelming wonder
bearoverwhelm, put down, overcome
comeovershadow, overwhelm, exercise influence over
controloverwhelm, overpower
loseperplex, bewilder, overwhelm [by]
oppressdominate, overwhelm, crush
oppresscrowd out, throng, overwhelm
overbearoverwhelm, overcome, overpower
overcrowoverpower, overwhelm, triumph over
overflowoverwhelm, destroy, defeat
overmatchingoverwhelming, of superior power
overpressedoverpowered, overwhelmed, overcome
oversetoverturn, capsize, overwhelm
overwhelmingoverhanging, bulging, protruding
subduedovercome, overwhelmed, subjugated
throngcrush, overwhelm
whelmoverwhelm, drown, sink

Thesaurus

 19 result(s).
overwhelmamaze
overwhelmbear
overwhelmcome
overwhelmcontrol
overwhelmlose
overwhelmoppress
overwhelmoppress
overwhelmoverbear
overwhelmovercrow
overwhelmoverflow
overwhelmoverset
overwhelmthrong
overwhelmwhelm
overwhelmedamazed
overwhelmedoverpressed
overwhelmedsubdued
overwhelmingovermatching
overwhelming wonderamazement
wonder, overwhelmingamazement

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
What and what... and ‘what and if / his sorrows have so overwhelmed his wits ’ (tit iv iv 9) where moder...

Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
OVERWHELMBASICsee WHELM
WHELMBASICoverwhelm v, overwhelming adj

Snippets

 0 result(s).
x

Jump directly to