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| Main Entry: | amaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise |
| Synonyms: | affect, alarm, astonish, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, bowl over*, daze, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast*, impress, move, perplex, put one away, shock, stagger, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, touch* |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aghast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrified; very surprised |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agape, agog, alarmed, anxious, confounded, dumbfounded, frightened, overwhelmed, shocked, startled, stunned, terrified, thunderstruck, amazed, appalled, astonished, astounded, awestruck, dismayed, horror-struck |
| Antonyms: | unsurprised |
| Main Entry: | dumbfounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astounded, confused |
| Synonyms: | agape, aghast, beat, bewildered, bowled over, breathless, confounded, dumb, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stuck, stumped, stunned, surprised, thrown, thunderstruck*, amazed, astonished, bamboozled, blown away, buffaloed, dismayed, flabbergasted, floored, knocked, licked, nonplused, staggered, taken aback |
| Antonyms: | aware, expectant, unsurprised |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dumbstruck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shocked |
| Synonyms: | dumbfounded, startled, stunned, stupefied, amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, flabbergasted, jolted, rendered speechless |
| Main Entry: | speechless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without ability to talk |
| Synonyms: | aghast, cool*, dazed, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, reserved, shocked, silent, taciturn, thunderstruck*, tight-lipped*, tongue-tied*, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless, amazed, aphonic, astounded, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, cool as cucumber, not saying boo, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spellbound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enchanted, fascinated |
| Synonyms: | agape, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, charmed, held, hooked, petrified, possessed, rapt, transported, amazed, bemused, captivated, caught up, enthralled, gripped, mesmerized, open-mouthed, transfixed, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | disenchanted, disinterested |
| Main Entry: | stunned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | aghast, bewildered, bowled over, breathless, confounded, confused, dumbfounded, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stupefied, surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, dismayed, flabbergasted, floored, taken aback |
| Main Entry: | stupefied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | bewildered, bowled over, breathless, confounded, confused, dumbfounded, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stunned, surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, dismayed, flabbergasted, floored, taken aback |
| Main Entry: | tongue-tied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | aghast, bashful, dazed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, shocked, shy, silent, speechless, uncommunicative, voiceless, amazed, astounded, at a loss for words, choked up, garbled, stammering |
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed, bothered |
| Synonyms: | agitated, antsy*, apprehensive, blue*, chaotic, confused, disconcerted, disordered, distressed, frantic, hurt, ill, jittery, jumpy, low, muddled, overwrought, shocked, sick, spilled, thrown, troubled, unsettled, upside-down, worried, all torn up, amazed, broken up, bummed out, capsized, come apart, dismayed, disquieted, dragged, grieved, in disarray, overturned, psyched out, rattled, ruffled, shook up, tipped over, toppled, tumbled, unglued, unzipped |
| Antonyms: | happy, undisturbed, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zonked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | drunk, intoxicated; stunned |
| Synonyms: | dazed, dumbfounded, flying*, groggy, high*, inebriated, lit, plastered*, stoned*, thunderstruck, tipsy, under the influence, wasted*, amazed, astonished, bashed, boozed up, buzzed, crocked, feeling no pain, juiced, laced, liquored up, seeing double, sloshed, stewed, tanked, three sheets to the wind, totaled, under the table |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shocked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | startled |
| Synonyms: | aghast, offended, stunned, upset, amazed, appalled, astonished, astounded, dismayed |
| Main Entry: | bowled over |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | completely surprised |
| Synonyms: | dumbfounded, dumbstruck, shocked, thunderstruck, amazed, astonished, flabbergasted, floored, knocked for a loop, staggered |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, panic, scare, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve, give a turn, make jump, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death |
| Antonyms: | assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | appall/appal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | horrify |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amaze, astound, awe, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve, consternate, get to*, gross out |
| Antonyms: | comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | astonish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, boggle, bowl over*, confound, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, knock over*, overwhelm, put one away, shock, spring on, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, take aback, throw a curve |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perplex |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astound, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, daze, disconcert, dumbfound, elude, embarrass, faze, floor*, get, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, rattle, stick*, stump*, stun, throw, addle, buffalo |
| Antonyms: | clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bemuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | amaze, bewilder, daydream, daze, moon, muddle, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, pipe dream*, puzzle, stun, stupefy, addle, gather wool |
| Antonyms: | clear up, enlighten, explain, illuminate, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astound, bowl over*, flabbergast*, overwhelm, shock, startle, fill with wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, mix, mix up*, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, screw up*, startle, surprise, throw*, befog, discombobulate, metagrobolize, misidentify |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain, relate, make clear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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