Synonyms for aghast
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Appalled — terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror
appalled, dismayed, horrified, shocked, dumbfounded, astonished, bewildered, astounded, amazed, terrified, frightened, thunderstruck, panic-stricken, horror-struck, afraid, flabbergasted
Definitions
- adj. 1
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
I was aghast when the incident unfolded in front of me.
Example sentences
- shocked Had he heard the news, he might have been shocked.
- horrified Tom didn't know whether to be amused or horrified.
- appalled I am shocked and appalled at what I have just seen.
- dismayed She was dismayed at their ignorance in etiquette.
- startled When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.
By length
- 6 letters
- afraid2, amazed2
- 7 letters
- shocked1, stupent
- 8 letters
- startled2, appalled2, dismayed2
- 9 letters
- terrified3, horrified3, astounded3
- 10 letters
- frightened2, astonished3, bewildered3
- 11 letters
- dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4, thunderstruck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (afraid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- effaré