stuns

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amaze, shock v.
shock v.

VERB

amaze, shock

Synonyms

WEAK

astonish astound bemuse bewilder blow away bowl over confound confuse daze dumbfound flabbergast floor fog give a turn hit like ton of bricks knock out knock over knock unconscious muddle overcome overpower overwhelm paralyze petrify rock shake up stagger strike dumb surprise take breath away throw a curve

Antonyms

WEAK

expect

VERB

shock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze astonish astound bemuse bewilder confound confuse daze dumbfound flabbergast knock out overcome overpower overwhelm paralyze rock shake up surprise

STRONG

floor fog hit muddle petrify stagger stupefy

WEAK

blow away bowl over knock over knock unconscious strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm clarify clear up enlighten expect explain surrender yield

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stuns

What stuns me is the horror I felt upon reading this news—the embarrassment, the shame of having felt so superior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

St. Mary’s stuns UCLA, the nation’s No. 1 seed, with a 3-2 win to open the LA Regional.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Saylor has been unflaggingly bullish, even as Bitcoin’s decline stuns investors.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

That part of the call, she said, always stuns him into silence.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

The level of hate I see in his eyes stuns me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold