Overwhelm
Overwhelm verb - To cover with a flood.
Usage example: that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
Stream and overwhelm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stream" instead a verb "Overwhelm".
Nearby Words: overwhelming, overwhelmingly
Both words in one sentence
- Geordi LaForge, blind engineer on Star Trek: The Next Generation, wears a metal sensor package called a VISOR over his eyes to permit him to see, but the stream of sensor data tends to overwhelm his brain and give him headaches.
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Stream and Overwhelm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/stream
Overwhelm & Stream. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/stream>.
Stream or Overwhelm. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/overwhelm/stream.
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