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appalled
| Main Entry: |
appall/appal
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | horrify |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve |
| Antonyms: | comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy |
| Main Entry: | aghast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrified; very surprised |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agape, agog, alarmed, amazed, anxious, appalled, astonished, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, frightened, horror-struck, overwhelmed, shocked, startled, stunned, terrified, thunderstruck |
| Antonyms: | unsurprised |
| 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: | disgusted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sickened; offended |
| Synonyms: | abhorred, appalled, displeased, fastidious, fed up*, full up, grossed out, had bellyful, had enough, had it, nauseated, nauseous, outraged, overwrought, queasy, repelled, repulsed, revolted, satiated, scandalized, sick, sick and tired of, sick of, squeamish, teed off, tired, turned off, unhappy, up to here, weary |
| Antonyms: | attracted, delighted, desirous, happy, pleased |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shocked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | startled |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, appalled, astonished, astounded, dismayed, offended, stunned, upset |
| Main Entry: | shocked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazed |
| Synonyms: | aghast, appalled, appalling, astonished, degrading, deplorable, dismayed, frightened, humiliating, infra dig, jarred, opprobrious, percussive, shocking, squeamish, stupefied, ugly, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, astonish, blow away, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, hotdog, impress, intimidate, knock socks off, overawe, scare, showboat, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | browbeat, intimidate |
| Synonyms: | abash, appall, awe, bludgeon, bluster, buffalo, bulldoze, bully, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, dragoon, embarrass, enforce, faze, frighten, hector, lean on, overawe, push around, rattle, scare, showboat, strong-arm, subdue, terrorize, turn on the heat, unnerve, walk heavy |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | daunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, alarm |
| Synonyms: | appall, baffle, browbeat, bully, consternate, cow, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, foil, horrify, intimidate, overawe, put off*, scare, shake, subdue, terrify, thwart |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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