be overwhelmed

Synonyms

capitulate back down give way roll over climb-down knuckle under buckle under fall in line

Antonyms

take face fight combat weather stand
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Examples

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. John Calvin

To look at the paper is to raise a seashell to one's ear and to be overwhelmed by the roar of humanity. Alain de Botton

For life: It is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: The truth can only be recalled, never invented. Marilyn Monroe

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion. Albrecht Dürer

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction. John Boyd Orr

Words in the phrase

be overwhelmed

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