Synonyms for amazed
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
astonished, astounded, surprised, flabbergasted, dumbfounded, stunned, thunderstruck, aghast, agape, dumbstruck, stupefied, astonied formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
Example sentences
- surprised He was evidently surprised when he came across me.
- astonished She was astonished that you spoke Chinese so well.
- astounded The atrociticies of the king astounded his people.
- flabbergasted I'm flabbergasted to know the word "flabbergasted".
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| amazed | rising | |
| surprised | rising | |
| astonished | rising | |
| astounded | rising | |
| flabbergasted | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agape2
- 6 letters
- aghast2
- 7 letters
- stunned1
- 8 letters
- astonied
- 9 letters
- surprised2, astounded3, stupefied
- 10 letters
- astonished3, dumbstruck2
- 11 letters
- dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4, thunderstruck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agape2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- abasourdi
- Italiano
- sbalordito
- Español
- estupefacto
- Deutsch
- sprachlos