The phrase "avoids overwhelming" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation or approach that prevents someone from feeling overloaded or excessively burdened.
Example: "The presentation was designed in a way that avoids overwhelming the audience with too much information at once."
Alternatives: "prevents confusion" or "stops from being overloaded.".
To avoid overwhelming the existing structures, he hid most of the new space underground, sinking storage vaults and a concert hall four stories into the bedrock.
By Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Clay said that he and other officials had begun discussing changes to speed the counting and avoid "overwhelming" the system.
She did not actually give a comprehensive prefinal on the first day of class, in order to avoid overwhelming her students.
As any cookbook will tell you, it's important to add the oil very gradually, and beat well between additions, to avoid overwhelming the yolk and curdling the mixture.
Technology experts might caution employees to delete old e-mail correspondence to avoid overwhelming the server, and libel lawyers might advise a similar policy, lest messages be used against a company in court, but what's good news for the corporation is bad news for historians concerned about the future of biography.
But to avoid overwhelming the broadcaster, Facebook only pushes comments onto their screen at a steady, readable pace, and celebs can turn off seeing comments altogether.
Avoid overwhelming your recruiter with incessant calls and emails asking for status updates, what the company thought of you and what the next step will be.
Byatt thinks the number of entries from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth will have to be restricted to avoid overwhelming the judges, and is against the practice of publishing a longlist "because it depresses sales and spirits for any author" not featured.
Keep the stock fairly simple and straightforward to avoid overwhelming the flavor of the vegetables.
These biological signals must be spaced over time to avoid overwhelming the organism's compensatory capacity.
