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We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overwhelmingly vivid visual understanding of space, we have no sense of what space sounds like.
Honor Harger

Meaning of "overwhelmingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERWHELMINGLY

overwhelmingly  [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERWHELMINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overwhelmingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OVERWHELMINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overwhelmingly in the English dictionary

The definition of overwhelmingly in the dictionary is in an overwhelming manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERWHELMINGLY


affirmingly
əˈfɜːmɪŋlɪ
alarmingly
əˈlɑːmɪŋlɪ
assumingly
əˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
becomingly
bɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ
beseemingly
bɪˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
boomingly
ˈbuːmɪŋlɪ
charmingly
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋlɪ
condemningly
kənˈdɛmɪŋlɪ
conformingly
kənˈfɔːmɪŋlɪ
disarmingly
dɪsˈɑːmɪŋlɪ
flamingly
ˈfleɪmɪŋlɪ
mind-numbingly
ˈmaɪndˌnʌmɪŋlɪ
numbingly
ˈnʌmɪŋlɪ
screamingly
ˈskriːmɪŋlɪ
seemingly
ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
skimmingly
ˈskɪmɪŋlɪ
swimmingly
ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ
trimmingly
ˈtrɪmɪŋlɪ
unassumingly
ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
unbecomingly
ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERWHELMINGLY

overween
overweening
overweeningly
overweeningness
overweigh
overweight
overwet
overwhelm
overwhelmed
overwhelming
overwide
overwily
overwind
overwing
overwinter
overwise
overwisely
overwithhold
overword
overwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERWHELMINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of overwhelmingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overwhelmingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERWHELMINGLY

Find out the translation of overwhelmingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overwhelmingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overwhelmingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrumadoramente
570 millions of speakers

English

overwhelmingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بأغلبية ساحقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в подавляющем большинстве
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esmagadoramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিংহভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

une écrasante majorité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sangat banyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit überwältigender Mehrheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧倒的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압도적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overwhelmingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகப்பெருமளவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ezici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiacciante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeważającej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в переважній більшості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

o majoritate covârșitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντριπτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorweldigend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överväldigande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overveldende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overwhelmingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWHELMINGLY»

The term «overwhelmingly» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWHELMINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overwhelmingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overwhelmingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overwhelmingly

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10 QUOTES WITH «OVERWHELMINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overwhelmingly.
1
David Brenner
Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.
2
Homaro Cantu
The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.
3
Eleanor Clift
You get elected, often, if you're a woman, on the strength of the women's vote; then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment.
4
Mike Colter
When you're acting, it's all about you and the person in front of you, and I think in life we forget to apply the same technique, and we get caught up in the panic of what we're trying to do - how overwhelmingly daunting the task of trying to become an actor is.
5
Kristin Davis
I like green or brown eyes. Tall but not overwhelmingly so. I like men who do yoga and meditate.
6
Tony Dungy
But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.
7
Malcolm Gladwell
I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
8
Arthur Goldberg
The basic guarantees of our Constitution are warrants for the here and now, and unless there is an overwhelmingly compelling reason, they are to be promptly fulfilled.
9
Honor Harger
We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overwhelmingly vivid visual understanding of space, we have no sense of what space sounds like.
10
Colleen Hoover
When I published my first novel, 'Slammed,' I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERWHELMINGLY»

Discover the use of overwhelmingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overwhelmingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Articles on Astronomical Observatories in Chile, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Articles on Astronomical Observatories in Chile, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
3
Congress in Black and White: Race and Representation in ...
Similarly, white representatives hailing from districts that are overwhelmingly white do not need to balance the concerns of black constituents with projects or service either. Thus, when crafting districts to enhance black representation, it is ...
Christian R. Grose, 2011
4
Recovering the Hispanic History of Texas
The lawyers complained of income discrimination against children who attended a “poor and overwhelmingly Mexican-American school district.” Thus, the Edgewood lawyers insinuated that “race is a factor” without saying how and why race ...
Monica Perales, 2010
5
Overwhelmingly Precious [Werewolves of Hanson Mall 4]
[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Paranormal Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, werewolves, HEA] Quintana Simon is dedicated to succeeding at her career and never being poor again.
Cara Adams, 2014
6
A Republic-Can We Keep It?
... not only the White House nation, winning overwhelmingly not only the White House nation, winning overwhelmingly not only the White House nation, winning overwhelmingly not only the White House but both houses of Congress.
Don Gordon, 2000
7
200 Years of Syntax: A Critical Survey
Universal 3 states that VSO languages are always prepositional. Universal 4 states that "with overwhelmingly more than chance frequency, languages with normal SOV order are postpositional" (p.79). Universals listed as pertaining to syntax ...
Giorgio Graffi, 2001
8
Untying the Tongue: Gender, Power, and the Word
Flic results of this first statistical analysis demonstrated that, overwhelmingly, New Yorker cartoons showed either men and women together (48.5 percent) or men alone (43.4 percent); only 8.1 percent of the cartoons showed women only. Men ...
Linda Longmire, Lisa Merrill, 1998
9
Discourse Analysis and Media Attitudes: The Representation ...
One set of collocates of Muslim country/countries consists of adverbs of scale: predominantly, mainly, overwhelmingly, largely, mostly, particularly. These words are used to indicate that a country has a large population of people who practise  ...
Paul Baker, Costas Gabrielatos, Tony McEnery, 2013
10
The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North ...
For example, New Mexico, southern Texas, southern Louisiana, southern Florida, and many areas of the northeastern United States are overwhelmingly Roman Catholic; Utah and southern Idaho are overwhelmingly Mormon; Alabama, ...
Mark A. Noll, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERWHELMINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overwhelmingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tunisia overwhelmingly passes anti-terror law
Tunisia's parliament on Friday, July 24 voted overwhelmingly to pass the country's new anti-terror law after a pair of devastating attacks against ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
Southwest Airlines flight attendants overwhelmingly reject proposed …
BusinessAirlines Airline Biz Blog. Airline Biz Blog. Southwest Airlines flight attendants overwhelmingly reject proposed contract. Terry Maxon ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
DIY SOS appeal to 'find people to help' with overwhelmingly popular …
The hit series is building a new community for army veterans in Newton Heath - and they need to find people to live in them! Share; Share ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Overwhelmingly Dumb YouTuber Nearly Dies After Jumping Off …
Shah Faisal Shinwari decided it'd be a good idea to cannon ball off of the side of the bridge. It wasn't. July 24th, 2015 Paul Tamburro. DumbYouTuber. «Crave Online, Jul 15»
5
Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject federalization of their country
Even if such steps would bring peace, Ukrainians oppose giving special status to the Russian-controlled Donbas by 56.1 percent to 26.4 ... «The Ukrainian Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Siptu overwhelmingly backs public service pay deal
The measure was overwhelmingly supported with 78.5 per cent in favour and 21.5 per cent against. The decision by Siptu , coming in addition ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
7
Alabamians Overwhelmingly Ask for Freedom to Choose Solar Energy
Alabamians are overwhelmingly in favor of their utilities boosting the use of solar energy to generate electricity, and they are nearly unanimous ... «Triple Pundit, Jul 15»
8
Spanish town council votes overwhelmingly in favour of defining …
In Spain, or at least in one Spanish town, politicians have just voted overwhelmingly in favour of creating what are effectively human rights for ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
The Texas border city where Donald Trump just spoke has an …
Based on the US Census Bureau's 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the city's residents overwhelmingly identify as ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
10
U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes the 21st …
On July 10, 2015, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 344-77. The bill is intended to promote drug ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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