📖 Definitions of "Astounded"
verb
- 1
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
adjective
- 1
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
🔄 Synonyms of "Astounded"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| astonished | Amazed; surprised. |
| stunned | Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. |
| surprised | Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event. |
| amazed | Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by). |
| astonied | (archaic, poetic) In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Astounded"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| astonied | (archaic, poetic) In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished. |
| amazedverb | Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by). |
| astonished | Amazed; surprised. |
| surprisedverb | Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event. |
| stunned | Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. |
| staggeredverb | Arranged in a way that is not uniform. |
| astonishing | Causing astonishment. |
| shockedverb | Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant. |
| startled | Surprised and slightly frightened. |
| dumbfounded | Shocked and speechless. |
| surprisingnoun | Causing surprise. |
| caught | (cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it. |
| bemazedverb | stupefied, bewildered. |
| flabbergastedverb | Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted. |
| taken aback | (figuratively) Surprised, shocked. |
| gobsmackedverb | (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. |
| dazedverb | In a state of shock or confusion. |
| appalledverb | Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant. |
| flambergasted | Alternative form of flabbergasted [Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.] |
| gape-mouthed | Having a wide-open mouth. |
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