overwhelmingly

adverb

over·whelm·ing·ly ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē

: to an overwhelming extent

an overwhelmingly powerful army

: extremely

overwhelmingly mediocre

: mostly by far

the workers were overwhelmingly female

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These enabled the group to strike behind the Assad regime’s lines and take out heavy weapons such as artillery and tanks, paving the way for the overwhelmingly successful ground offensive. —

Paul Iddon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 Reddit users overwhelmingly sided with the OP, arguing that the misunderstanding was a result of poor organization rather than intentional wrongdoing. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The Chargers had a weakness on the interior of their offensive line all season, and the Texans exposed it overwhelmingly. —

Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 At the General Assembly, the United States has but one vote of 193 member states and is routinely and overwhelmingly outvoted by an undemocratic, anti-American, and anti-Israel mob on key issues. —

Beth Bailey, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for overwhelmingly

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of overwhelmingly was in 1667

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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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