| 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 |
| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
Synonyms: |
baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
Antonyms: |
aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise; push suddenly |
Synonyms: |
astonish, bowl over, bump, churn, convulse, discompose, disturb, floor, jar, jerk, jog, jostle, knock, knock over, lay out, perturb, rock, shake, shake up, shock, shove, spring something on, stagger, start, startle, stun, throw a curve, upset |
| Main Entry: | misrepresent/misquote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie, distort |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, angle, beard, belie, build up, cloak, color, con, confuse, cover up, disguise, distort, dress, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify, garble, give snow job, mangle, mask, miscolor, misinterpret, misreport, misstate, overdraw, overstate, palter, pervert, phony up, pirate*, prevaricate, promote, puff, skew, slant, snow*, spread it on, stretch, take out of context, throw a curve, trump up, twist, warp |
Antonyms: |
be forthright, be honest, explain |
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset deeply |
Synonyms: |
appall, bother, consternate, daunt, discompose, dismay, distress, disturb, frighten, horrify, impair, intimidate, jar, knock props out, make waves, move, rattle, throw, throw a curve, undermine, unnerve, unsettle, unstring, upset, weaken, worry |
Antonyms: |
calm, placate, soothe |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | completely surprise |
Synonyms: |
abash, agitate, anger, antagonize, appall, astound, awe, bowl over, daze, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, disturb, electrify, flabbergast, flood, floor*, give a turn, hit like ton of bricks, horrify, insult, jar, jolt, knock out, nauseate, numb, offend, outrage, overcome, overwhelm, paralyze, revolt, rock, scandalize, shake, shake up, sicken, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, throw a curve, traumatize, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | stun/stupefy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze, shock |
Synonyms: |
astonish, astound, bemuse, bewilder, blow away, bowl over, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, fog*, give a turn, hit like ton of bricks, knock out, knock over, knock unconscious, muddle, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, petrify, rock*, shake up, stagger, strike dumb, surprise, take breath away, throw a curve |
Antonyms: |
expect |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish; cause amazement |
Synonyms: |
amaze, astound, awe, bewilder, blow away, bowl over, cause wonder, confound, confuse, consternate, daze, dazzle, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast, floor, jar, jolt, leave aghast, leave open-mouthed, nonplus, overwhelm, perplex, petrify, rattle, rock, shake up, shock, spring something on, stagger, startle, strike dumb, strike with awe, stun, stupefy, take aback, take one's breath away, throw a curve, unsettle |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
Antonyms: |
expect |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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