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daze, stagger, amaze, stun, stupefy, nonplus, strike, Colloq
floor: I was quite overpowered by the grandeur of the house.
overpowering
adj. overwhelming, irresistible, powerful, telling, compelling,
unendurable, unbearable, oppressive: They presented an
overpowering argument against the use of asbestos as an
insulator.
overrate v. overvalue, make too much of, exaggerate the worth or value
of, attach too much importance to, overprize, assess too highly:
They insist that his value to the company is overrated and that
he should be dismissed.
overreact v. exaggerate, make much ado about nothing, make too much of
(something), make a mountain out of a molehill, lose all or
one's sense of proportion, blow (up) out of (all) proportion:
I'd say that she overreacted by leaving him because he forgot
her birthday.
overriding
adj. dominant, dominating, predominant, predominating,
compelling, prevailing, primary, prime, most important,
overruling, overwhelming, paramount, preponderant, principal,
cardinal, main, chief: His overriding reason for buying the
larger dictionary was that it made a better doorstop.
overrun v. invade, defeat, attack, ravage, destroy, overwhelm, conquer,
harry, vandalize, plunder, maraud, scourge, despoil, sack,
strip, pillage, storm, Colloq blitz: Within a week the armies
had overrun the country and captured the capital city.
overseas adv. abroad: Did you serve overseas during the war?
oversee v. direct, manage, watch (over), keep an eye on, administer,
superintend, run, supervise, operate, manipulate, handle,
control: We employed Gertrude to oversee our offices in
Frankfurt.
overseer n. superintendent, supervisor, manager, foreman, forewoman,
superior, Colloq boss, chief, super, Brit gaffer, US straw boss,
(head or chief) honcho: Simon is too hard a taskmaster to be
overseer of that sensitive operation.