Synonyms for flabbergast
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Astonish
astonish, amaze, bewilder, dumbfound, strike dumb, puzzle, stun, dazzle, stagger, baffle, startle, confound, astound, stupefy, confuse, perplex, fluster, petrify, disconcert, befuddle
Other
Noun
1. Surprise — overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise
surprise, awe, shock, astonishment, stupefaction, dumbfoundedness, flabbergastment, flabbergastation informal, flabbergaster, amazement, astoundedness rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
He was flabbergasted to find that his work had been done for him before he began.
- v. 2
To brag or boast.
- n. 1
An awkward person.
- n. 2
Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.
His flabbergast was so great he couldn’t even come up with a plausible answer.
Related words
- Other spellings
- flabrigast
Forms
- Plural
- flabbergasts → surprises, awes, shocks, astonishments…
- Past participle
- flabbergasted
e.g. flabbergasted → boggled, astonished, amazed, bewildered…
Example sentences
- amaze Your creativity never ceases to amaze me.
- astonish You always astonish me with your unexpected arrivals.
By length
- 3 letters
- awe1
- 4 letters
- geek1, stun1, dork
- 5 letters
- shock1, amaze2, dweeb1
- 6 letters
- puzzle2, dazzle2, baffle2, boggle2
- 7 letters
- confuse2, stagger2, startle2, astound2, perplex2, fluster2, stupefy, petrify3
- 8 letters
- surprise2, confound2, astonish3, bewilder3, befuddle3
- 9 letters
- amazement3, dumbfound2, flabagast
- 10 letters
- disconcert3
- 12 letters
- astonishment4, stupefaction
- 13 letters
- flabbergaster, astoundedness
- 15 letters
- dumbfoundedness, flabbergastment
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amaze2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- époustoufler