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nonplused
adjective as in dumbfounded
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Example Sentences
The prisoner was evidently nonplused, but it was only for a moment.
“I will,” promised Tom, somewhat nonplused at the outcome of the affair.
And for a moment she stared at the scene, nonplused, discomfited.
Something had gone wrong in the engine room, and the engineer was nonplused.
Mr. Reginald Kent looked rather nonplused and Mr. Tucker handed me his gun to hold while he rolled in the leaves for very joy.
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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nonplused, such as: amazed, astonished, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, and buffaloed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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