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1. So strong as to be irresistible
   "an overpowering need for solitude"
   - overwhelming

1. Overcome by superior force
   - overmaster, overwhelm
    
2. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   - overwhelm, sweep over, whelm [archaic], overcome, overtake

See also: irresistible, overpoweringly, resistless

Type of: arouse, beat, beat out, crush, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, shell, trounce, vanquish

Encyclopedia: Overpower