Synonyms for thunderstruck
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Astonished — astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak
astonished, stupefied, astounded, speechless, flabbergasted, awed, surprised, amazed, dumbstruck, dumbfounded, aghast, overwhelmed, overawed, dumbstricken, stunned
Definitions
- adj. 1
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
Example sentences
- astonished She was astonished that you spoke Chinese so well.
- speechless I am left speechless when I see what is happening.
- astounded The atrociticies of the king astounded his people.
- stupefied She looked stupefied in amazement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thunderstruck | rising | |
| astonished | rising | |
| speechless | rising | |
| astounded | rising | |
| stupefied | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- awed1
- 6 letters
- amazed2, aghast2
- 7 letters
- stunned1
- 8 letters
- overawed
- 9 letters
- surprised2, astounded3, stupefied
- 10 letters
- astonished3, speechless2, dumbstruck2
- 11 letters
- overwhelmed3, dumbfounded3
- 12 letters
- dumbstricken
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amazed2 = 2 syllables).