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Synonyms for astonish

Most common

surprise amaze astound bewilder

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To surprise greatly.

Forms

Past participle
astonished
e.g. astonished → astounded, amazed, surpris'd, bewildered…

Example sentences

  • surprise To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
  • amaze Your creativity never ceases to amaze me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
astonishsteady
surpriserising
amazerising
astoundrising
bewildersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
awe1
4 letters
stun1
5 letters
floor1, shock1, alarm2, amaze2
6 letters
dazzle2, astony
7 letters
terrify3, stagger2, startle2, astound2, petrify3, stupefy
8 letters
surprise2, confound2, bewilder3, affright
9 letters
overwhelm3, electrify4, dumbfound2
11 letters
flabbergast3, dumbfounder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alarm2 = 2 syllables).

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