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daze, stagger, amaze, stun, stupefy, nonplus, strike, Colloq<br />

floor: I was quite overpowered by the grandeur of the house.<br />

overpowering<br />

adj. overwhelming, irresistible, powerful, telling, compelling,<br />

unendurable, unbearable, oppressive: They presented an<br />

overpowering argument against the use of asbestos as an<br />

insulator.<br />

overrate v. overvalue, make too much of, exaggerate the worth or value<br />

of, attach too much importance to, overprize, assess too highly:<br />

They insist that his value to the company is overrated and that<br />

he should be dismissed.<br />

overreact v. exaggerate, make much ado about nothing, make too much of<br />

(something), make a mountain out of a molehill, lose all or<br />

one's sense of proportion, blow (up) out of (all) proportion:<br />

I'd say that she overreacted by leaving him because he forgot<br />

her birthday.<br />

overriding<br />

adj. dominant, dominating, predominant, predominating,<br />

compelling, prevailing, primary, prime, most important,<br />

overruling, overwhelming, paramount, preponderant, principal,<br />

cardinal, main, chief: His overriding reason for buying the<br />

larger dictionary was that it made a better doorstop.<br />

overrun v. invade, defeat, attack, ravage, destroy, overwhelm, conquer,<br />

harry, vandalize, plunder, maraud, scourge, despoil, sack,<br />

strip, pillage, storm, Colloq blitz: Within a week the armies<br />

had overrun the country and captured the capital city.<br />

overseas adv. abroad: Did you serve overseas during the war?<br />

oversee v. direct, manage, watch (over), keep an eye on, administer,<br />

superintend, run, supervise, operate, manipulate, handle,<br />

control: We employed Gertrude to oversee our offices in<br />

Frankfurt.<br />

overseer n. superintendent, supervisor, manager, foreman, forewoman,<br />

superior, Colloq boss, chief, super, Brit gaffer, US straw boss,<br />

(head or chief) honcho: Simon is too hard a taskmaster to be<br />

overseer of that sensitive operation.

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