different between overwhelming vs impressive

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?v??(h)w?lm??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???v??w?lm??/

Verb

overwhelming

1. present participle of overwhelm

Adjective

overwhelming (comparative more overwhelming, superlative most overwhelming)

1. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

   • The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.

2. Very great or intense.
3. Extreme.

Antonyms

• underwhelming

Derived terms

• overwhelmingly
• overwhelmingness

Translations

Noun

overwhelming (plural overwhelmings)

1. A situation of being overwhelmed.
   • 2013, David Ford, Theology: A Very Short Introduction (page 9)

     They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p??s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

impressive (comparative more impressive, superlative most impressive)

1. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

   an impressive speech

   an impressive movie

2. Capable of being impressed.
3. Appealing.

Antonyms

• unimpressive

Derived terms

• impressiveness

Related terms

• impression

Translations

Anagrams

• permissive