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| Main Entry: | stagger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk falteringly |
| Synonyms: | alternate, careen, dither, falter, halt, hesitate, lurch, overlap, pitch, reel, shake, stammer, step, sway, swing, teeter, topple, totter, vacillate, waver, wheel, wobble, zigzag, titubate, whiffle |
| Main Entry: | stagger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astound, shock |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, boggle, bowl over*, confound, devastate, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, nonplus, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, puzzle, shake, shatter, startle, stump, stun, stupefy, surprise, consternate, give a shock, strike dumb, take aback, take breath away, throw off balance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bewildered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | addled, agape, aghast, agog, befuddled, bowled over, dazed, disconcerted, dizzy, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, giddy, lost, misled, muddled, perplexed, punchy*, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stunned, stupefied, surprised, thrown, thunderstruck*, uncertain, appalled, astonished, astounded, awe-struck, awed, baffled, dazzled, flabbergasted, flipped out, floored, flustered, in a dither, mystified, rattled, reeling, shook up, staggered, taken aback, unglued |
| Antonyms: | clear, understanding, oriented |
* = 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: | punch-drunk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | agog, befuddled, confused, dizzy, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, lost, muddled, perplexed, punchy*, puzzled, baffled, dazzled, flustered, rattled, slap-happy, staggered |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slaphappy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, giddy, groggy*, hazy, punch-drunk*, punchy*, puzzled, senile, silly, staggering, tipsy, unsteady, wobbly, woozy, dazzled, gaga, staggered, weak in the knees, weak-kneed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | woozy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dizzy |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, confused, dazed, dumbfounded, faint, giddy, groggy*, hazy, light-headed, muddled, punch-drunk*, punchy*, puzzled, queasy, shaky, staggering, tipsy, unsteady, wobbly, bemused, dazzled, gaga, off balance, reeling, seeing stars, slap-happy, staggered, weak in the knees, weak-kneed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | angular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bent |
| Synonyms: | cornered, crooked, crossing, forked, jagged, oblique, slanted, zigzag, V-shaped, Y-shaped, akimbo, bifurcate, crotched, divaricate, intersecting, sharp-cornered, skewed, staggered |
| Antonyms: | straight |
| Main Entry: | dizzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | light-headed, confused |
| Synonyms: | addled, befuddled, bewildered, blind, dazed, distracted, disturbed, dumb, dumbfounded, faint, giddy, groggy*, hazy, light, muddled, out of control*, punch-drunk*, punchy*, puzzled, shaky, staggering, swimming*, tipsy, unsteady, upset, vertiginous, whirling, wobbly, woozy, bemused, blinded, dazzled, gaga, off balance, reeling, slap-happy, staggered, weak in the knees, weak-kneed |
| Antonyms: | clear, clear-headed, unconfused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | bedazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
| Synonyms: | astound, bewilder, blind, confuse, daze, dazzle, dumbfound, enchant, overwhelm, stagger, stun |
| Main Entry: | bowl over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, stagger, startle, stun, surprise |
| Main Entry: | daze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, shock |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, astound, befuddle, benumb, bewilder, blind, blur, confound, dazzle, disorder, distract, dizzy, dumbfound, flabbergast, mix up, muddle, mystify, numb, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify, puzzle, rock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, addle, befog, fuddle |
| Antonyms: | expect |
| Main Entry: | dodder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake |
| Synonyms: | quiver, shiver, shudder, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, tremble, wobble |
| Main Entry: | dumbfound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astound, confuse |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, boggle, bowl over*, confound, flabbergast, knock over with feather, nonplus, overwhelm, puzzle, stagger, startle, stun, surprise, take aback, throw, throw into a tizzy |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain, explicate, lay out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | electrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrill, stimulate |
| Synonyms: | amaze, animate, astonish, astound, charge, commove, disturb, dynamize, energize, enthuse, excite, fire, frenzy, galvanize, invigorate, jar, jolt, magnetize, power, provoke, rouse, send, shock, stagger, startle, stir, strike, stun, take one's breath away, wire* |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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