adv

overwhelmingly

oh-vuh-WEHL-mihng-lih

adv

To a very great extent; by far the largest amount or degree.

"Voters overwhelmingly supported the new law."

"The feedback was overwhelmingly positive."

How to Use Overwhelmingly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBy a huge margin; almost entirely.

Common pairings

overwhelmingly positive overwhelmingly likely vote overwhelmingly

more overwhelmingly comparative, most overwhelmingly superlative

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Voters _____ supported the new law.

From overwhelming + -ly.

kingly tingly lovingly amazingly willingly seemingly mockingly knowingly alarmingly annoyingly strikingly shockingly