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| Main Entry: | overwhelmed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beaten |
| Synonyms: | affected, moved, upset, devastated, overpowered, repulsed, vanquished, worsted |
| Main Entry: | overwhelm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flood, beat physically |
| Synonyms: | bury, conquer, crush, defeat, deluge, destroy, drown, drub*, engulf, inundate, massacre, overcome, overflow, overpower, overrun, overthrow, rout, smother, submerge, swamp, thrash, total*, whip*, win* |
| Antonyms: | underwhelm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overwhelm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish, devastate |
| Synonyms: | bewilder, bowl over*, confound, confuse, demoralize, destroy, disturb, do in*, downgrade*, drown, dumbfound, floor*, kill*, overcome, overpower, prostrate, puzzle, shatter, shock, stagger, steamroller, stun, subordinate, surprise, swamp, upset, wreck, blow out of the water, render speechless, run circles around |
| Antonyms: | not impress, underwhelm |
* = 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: | doomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | condemned, hopeless |
| Synonyms: | bewitched, cursed, cut down, damned, destroyed, done, done for*, fated, fey, ill-fated, kiss of death*, lost, luckless, overthrown, overwhelmed, que sera sera*, reprobate, ruined, star-crossed, threatened, undone, unfortunate, wrecked, bedeviled, convicted, dead duck, foreordained, ill-omened, in the cards, menaced, predestined, sentenced, sunk, suppressed, thrown down, unredeemed |
| Antonyms: | hopeful, lucky |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | rapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbed, fascinated |
| Synonyms: | absent, absent-minded, abstracted, bewitched, blissful, busy, charmed, daydreaming, deep*, delighted, dreaming, ecstatic, employed, enamored, engaged, engrossed, happy, held, hung up*, hypnotized, immersed, inattentive, intent, involved, lost, oblivious, occupied, overwhelmed, preoccupied, rapturous, spellbound, taken, transported, unconscious, wrapped, beguiled, captivated, carried away, caught up in, enraptured, enthralled, entranced, gripped, ravished, wrapped up |
| Notes: | rapt means deeply moved or wholly absorbed as in thought; wrapped means enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like |
| Antonyms: | disenchanted, repulsed, turned off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | thankful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
| Synonyms: | beholden, content, contented, grateful, indebted, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied, gratified, much obliged |
| Antonyms: | critical, thankless, ungrateful, unappreciative, unthankful |
| Main Entry: | thunderstruck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazed, astonished |
| Synonyms: | agape, aghast, bowled over, confounded, dazed, dumbfounded, overwhelmed, petrified, shocked, startled, stunned, astounded, awestruck, dismayed, flabbergasted, floored, staggered |
| Main Entry: | destroyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruined |
| Synonyms: | broken, lost, obliterated, overwhelmed, ruined, smashed, wasted, wrecked, abolished, annihilated, blasted, blighted, consumed, demolished, devastated, devoured, disintegrated, eradicated, felled, gutted, incinerated, killed, ravaged, razed, sacked, shattered, torn down, totaled, wiped out |
| Antonyms: | intact, protected, restored, saved |
| Main Entry: | overthrown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ousted |
| Synonyms: | beaten, overcome, overwhelmed, conquered, overpowered, vanquished |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply moved or hurt emotionally |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset, grieved, stirred |
| Antonyms: | calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled |
| Main Entry: | beaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defeated |
| Synonyms: | disappointed, frustrated, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, ruined, undone, baffled, bested, circumvented, conquered, cowed, crushed, discomfited, disheartened, humbled, licked, mastered, overpowered, routed, subjugated, surmounted, thwarted, trounced, vanquished, worsted |
| Main Entry: | infested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overrun |
| Synonyms: | beset, crowded, full, jammed, overwhelmed |
| Main Entry: | prostrate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpless |
| Synonyms: | beaten, defenseless, impotent, open, overcome, overwhelmed, paralyzed, powerless, reduced, weak, disarmed, overpowered |
| Antonyms: | happy, self-sufficient, strong, successful |
| 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: | astound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bewilder, bowl over*, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, overwhelm, shock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, blow away, knock over with feather, take aback |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
| Synonyms: | advance, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean*, beat, beset, besiege, blast, blister, bombard, boot*, brain*, bust, charge, clip, clock*, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, molest, mug, overwhelm, punch, raid, rush, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, turn on, wallop*, aggress, biff, boff, bop, chop down, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup*, lay siege to, light into*, pounce upon, set upon, take the offensive, whop |
| Antonyms: | aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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