Overwhelm and Yield

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Overwhelm verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.

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Yield is an antonym for overwhelm in topics: flood, astonish.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Overwhelm is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

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