Synonyms for stunned
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Dumbfounded
dumbfounded, dazed, astonished, astounded, amazed, stupefied, slack-jawed, stupid, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, astonied formal dated
Other
unconscious, out, numb, spaced-out informal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.
The blow to the head left him stunned.
Example sentences
- astonished She was astonished that you spoke Chinese so well.
- dazed He looked dazed and drained of energy.
- astounded The atrociticies of the king astounded his people.
- dumbfounded John and Jessica looked at each other, dumbfounded.
- unconscious I don't know what happened when I was unconscious.
- numb Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stunned | rising | |
| astonished | rising | |
| dazed | rising | |
| astounded | rising | |
| dumbfounded | rising | |
| unconscious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- out1
- 4 letters
- numb1
- 5 letters
- dazed1
- 6 letters
- stupid2, amazed2
- 8 letters
- astonied
- 9 letters
- astounded3, stupefied
- 10 letters
- astonished3
- 11 letters
- unconscious3, dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4, thunderstruck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stupid2 = 2 syllables).