Overwhelm
Overwhelm verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.
Save and overwhelm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Save" instead a verb "Overwhelm".
Nearby Words: overwhelming, overwhelmingly
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Interrupted Suicide: In "The Pillow Pathway", Jin the swordsmith overdoses on the medicine Ginko gave him after his mushi powers overwhelm him, but Ginko intervenes in time to save him.
Source: Manga / Mushishi - His emotions overwhelm his ability to play, and Akagi has to step in and save him.
Source: And You Thought It Was a Game -
At the end the Skullfaces overwhelm him as he tells his friend to save himself.
Source: Film / V/H/S: Viral
Cite this Source
Save and Overwhelm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/save
Overwhelm & Save. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/save>.
Save or Overwhelm. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/save.
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