caught off balance

ADJECTIVE

disconcerted

Synonyms

STRONG

annoyed bewildered distracted disturbed embarrassed fazed flustered nonplussed perturbed rattled ruffled thrown troubled unsettled unzipped upset

WEAK

come apart in botheration messed-up mixed-up out of countenance psyched-out shook-up spaced-out taken aback unglued

Antonyms

STRONG

happy settled

WEAK

calm composed concerted soothed unworried

Example Sentences

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Van der Sar, caught off-balance, pushed the ball out to Karel Poborsky, who cut it back for Smicer to complete an extraordinary comeback.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2020

I was caught off-balance and said yes, and she said: “So excited! He’s a grandpa! We always wondered!”

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2019

With the prize within reach he had snatched at it – perhaps even been tempted into an eye-catching substitution to emphasise his agency – and been caught off-balance.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2016

caught off balance

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