Overwhelming
Overwhelming adjective - Very intense.
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Total and overwhelming are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Total" instead an adjective "Overwhelming".
Total
Total adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Overwhelming and total are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overwhelming" instead an adjective "Total".
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- The first time Karkat sees John (in person), he is instantly struck by total, all-consuming, overwhelming hate, complete with spade-shaped Wingding Eyes.
Source: Love at First Sight -
Mage: Haruka, Chihaya (whose overwhelming vocal ability is enough to pull her stat total into the highest tiers), Ritsuko and Takane (who hovers on being a metaphorical Trickster, as her visual stat is also quite high.)
Source: Fighter, Mage, Thief - Not only did it get him coerced by the villains of the piece into memorizing secret documents for them, but the sheer volume of memories he'd accumulated had become so overwhelming that he'd retreated into total seclusion to avoid building more of them.
Source: Photographic Memory
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