astonished English

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astonished Adjective

— If you are astonished, you are surprised or amazed. I was astonished to find myself at work on time.

astonished

— adjective (= amazed, astounded, stunned) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing stood in stunned silence stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses

Synonyms astonished synonyms

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surprised

amazed

astounded

stunned

taken aback

startled

dumbfounded

wonder

thunderstruck

stupefied

marvel

bewildered

perplexed

flabbergasted

wonder-struck

speechless

overwhelmed

overawed

open-mouthed

marvel at

jiggered

frightened

dismayed

be amazed

awed

at a loss

astonishment

astonied

alarmed

worried

wondering

very surprised

transfixed

struck with wonder

stare blankly

shocked

published

popeyed

open-eyed astonishment

off balance

nonplussed

mixed-up

mazed

dumfounded

discouraged

disappointed

dazed

confused

bemused

be surprised

Topics astonished topics

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Language and thought Emotion Feel good

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