Synonyms of whelms

whelms

verb

present tense third-person singular of whelm

as in overwhelms

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelms
• overcomes
• devastates
• oppresses
• crushes
• overpowers
• prostrates
• grinds (down)
• swamps
• floors
• rocks
• disturbs
• drowns
• overmasters
• snows under
• deluges
• sinks
• defeats
• shatters
• confutes
• upsets
• distresses
• unmans
• refutes
• throws
• staggers
• unnerves
• demoralizes
• breaks