thunderstruck

[thuhn-der-struhk] / ˈθʌn dərˌstrʌk /

ADJECTIVE

amazed, astonished

Synonyms

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agape aghast astounded awestruck bowled over confounded dazed dismayed dumbfounded flabbergasted floored overwhelmed petrified shocked staggered startled stunned

Example Sentences

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More than 90 million Americans watched, thunderstruck, as TV helicopters provided live shots of the action.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

But he was "thunderstruck" when he heard the library faced closure.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021

“We were both thunderstruck when we first saw each other,” she said during a video call from Florida, where she was visiting her mother, Toots, who briefly wandered into the frame.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021

Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in being thunderstruck by a bolt of love.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2018

Then Lord Odysseus reappeared—and his son was thunderstruck.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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