Synonyms for astonished
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Astounded — amazed; surprised
astounded, amazed, surprised, dumbfounded, thunderstruck, flabbergasted, shocked, stunned, aghast, bewildered, overwhelmed, stupefied, speechless, confounded, breathless, agape, dumbstruck, astonied formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Amazed; surprised.
He looked astonished when they told him the news.
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We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- surprised He was evidently surprised when he came across me.
- amazed I am so amazed that I can't complete the sentence.
- astounded The atrociticies of the king astounded his people.
- dumbfounded John and Jessica looked at each other, dumbfounded.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| astonished | rising | |
| surprised | rising | |
| amazed | rising | |
| astounded | rising | |
| dumbfounded | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agape2
- 6 letters
- amazed2, aghast2
- 7 letters
- shocked1, stunned1
- 8 letters
- astonied
- 9 letters
- surprised2, astounded3, stupefied
- 10 letters
- speechless2, breathless2, bewildered3, confounded3, dumbstruck2
- 11 letters
- overwhelmed3, dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4, thunderstruck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agape2 = 2 syllables).