Nearby Words
astounded
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bewilder, blow away, bowl over, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, knock over with feather, overwhelm, shock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
| Main Entry: | bewildered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | addled, agape, aghast, agog, appalled, astonished, astounded, awe-struck, awed, baffled, befuddled, bowled over, dazed, dazzled, disconcerted, dizzy, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, flabbergasted, flipped out, floored, flustered, giddy, in a dither, lost, misled, muddled, mystified, perplexed, punchy, puzzled, rattled, reeling, shocked, shook up, speechless, staggered, startled, stumped, stunned, stupefied, surprised, taken aback, thrown, thunderstruck, uncertain, unglued |
| Antonyms: | clear, oriented, understanding |
| Main Entry: | dumbstruck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shocked |
| Synonyms: | amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, jolted, rendered speechless, startled, stunned, stupefied |
| Main Entry: | speechless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without ability to talk |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, aphonic, astounded, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, cool as cucumber, cool*, dazed, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, not saying boo, reserved, shocked, silent, taciturn, thunderstruck, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stunned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, breathless, confounded, confused, dismayed, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stupefied, surprised, taken aback |
| Main Entry: | stupefied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, breathless, confounded, confused, dismayed, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stunned, surprised, taken aback |
| Main Entry: | thunderstruck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazed, astonished |
| Synonyms: | agape, aghast, astounded, awestruck, bowled over, confounded, dazed, dismayed, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, overwhelmed, petrified, shocked, staggered, startled, stunned |
| Main Entry: | tongue-tied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, astounded, at a loss for words, bashful, choked up, dazed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, garbled, inarticulate, mum, mute, shocked, shy, silent, speechless, stammering, uncommunicative, voiceless |
| Main Entry: | shocked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | startled |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, appalled, astonished, astounded, dismayed, offended, stunned, upset |
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