What is "overawe" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "overawe": subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

Verb

Hyphenation: over‧awe

Synonyms:

dazzle, intimidate, frighten, alarm, stupefy, impress, startle, astonish, appall, horrify, daunt, stun, scare, terrify, flabbergast, cow, grandstand, strike, showboat, hotdog, blow away, knock socks off, bully, hector, intimidate, coerce, harass, oppress, badger, cow, frighten, bludgeon, tyrannize, threaten, bulldoze, bluster, domineer, lean on, dragoon, overbear, despotize, lord it over, put heat on, put the chill on, put through the wringer, dishearten, terrorize, subdue, faze, frighten, unnerve, appall, bludgeon, rattle, embarrass, daunt, strong-arm, bully, dismay, discomfit, bluster, disconcert, enforce, hector, abash, awe, bulldoze, scare, dragoon, showboat, buffalo, lean on, push around, turn on the heat, walk heavy, dismay, discourage, dishearten, subdue, dispirit, intimidate, appall, deter, baffle, horrify, scare, terrify, thwart, bully, cow, consternate, foil, shake, browbeat, put off, blind, fascinate, overwhelm, impress, excite, hypnotize, astonish, daze, blur, surprise, awe, glitz, overpower, bedazzle, stupefy, bowl over, razzle-dazzle, strike dumb, depress, dampen, dismay, intimidate, frighten, alarm, confuse, bother, irk, unnerve, daunt, trouble, scare, demoralize, try, disparage, deprecate, distress, afflict, appall, abash, vex, repress, dash, deject, bully, droop, cow, weigh, awe, prostrate, chill, beat down, cast down, throw cold water on, break ones heart, thrill, faze, excite, touch, affect, awe, sway, inspire, slay, move, pique, arouse, kill, carry, bulldoze, provoke, electrify, score, galvanize, strike, stir, get, grandstand, register, stimulate, grab, enforce, knock out, show off, enthuse, buffalo, be conspicuous, blow away, make a hit, make an impression, make splash, push around, dismay, dishearten, constrain, bully, subdue, alarm, appall, coerce, daunt, awe, scare, terrify, terrorize, bait, dispirit, compel, force, bulldoze, badger, hound, disquiet, bludgeon, browbeat, ruffle, oblige, spook, chill, cow, ride, strong-arm, bluster, enforce, bowl over, dragoon, buffalo, lean on, push around, showboat, twist someones arm, cut off, muzzle, subdue, mute, muffle, gag, quell, quash, suppress, squelch, stifle, clam, dampen, soft-pedal, quiet, shush, hush, lull, deaden, extinguish, still, dull, quieten, cut short, dumb, hush-hush, shut up, tongue-tie, choke off, clam up, close up, cool it, decrease the volume, dry up, dummy up, keep it down, pipe down, quiet down, say nothing, sit on, strike dumb, hold ones tongue, hush ones mouth, subdue, mute, hush, lull, still, muzzle, quash, muffle, suppress, quell, gag, deaden, stifle, dull, clam, dampen, soft-pedal, quiet, shush, squelch, extinguish, cut off, cut short, dumb, hush-hush, shut up, tongue-tie, choke off, clam up, close up, cool it, decrease the volume, dry up, dummy up, keep it down, pipe down, quiet down, say nothing, sit on, strike dumb, hold ones tongue, hush ones mouth, subdue, mute, hush, lull, still, muzzle, quash, suppress, quieten, muffle, quell, gag, deaden, stifle, dull, clam, dampen, soft-pedal, quiet, squelch, extinguish, cut off, cut short, dumb, hush-hush, shut up, tongue-tie, choke off, clam up, close up, cool it, decrease the volume, dry up, dummy up, keep it down, pipe down, quiet down, say nothing, sit on, strike dumb, hold ones tongue, hush ones mouth,

Antonyms:

assist, calm, comfort, gladden, reassure, soothe, embolden, delight, bore, encourage, help, expect, please, assist, aid, coax, compliment, praise, leave alone, help, boost, hearten, calm, incite, comfort, gladden, embolden, soothe, encourage, inspirit, help, please, hearten, assist, comfort, delight, calm, aid, embolden, incite, stimulate, urge, encourage, make happy, inspirit, help, support, please, undaunt, calm, bore, expect, comfort, stimulate, uplift, hearten, assist, calm, gladden, reassure, soothe, aid, compliment, laud, praise, inspire, encourage, make happy, inspirit, assure, help, please, approve, commend, allow, spur on, create, dissuade, delight, calm, discourage, bear, give birth, stop, please, bore, fail, lose, leave alone, depress, miss, take apart, neglect, hearten, release, incite, calm, reassure, soothe, comfort, embolden, assist, assure, encourage, inspirit, leave alone, help, please, permit, release, allow, encourage, let go, start, help, communicate, talk, be noisy, release, start, agitate, disturb, irritate, let go, help, allow, encourage, release, start, agitate, disturb, irritate, let go, help, allow, encourage,