dumbstruck

dumbstruck
Synonyms and related words:
agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, anaudic, aphasic, aphonic, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, confounded, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstricken, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted, gaping, gauping, gazing, hypnotized, in awe, in awe of, inarticulate, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, mum, mute, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, popeyed, puzzled, rapt in wonder, speechless, spellbound, staggered, staring, stricken dumb, stupefied, surprised, thunderstruck, tongue-tied, tongueless, under a charm, voiceless, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering, wordless

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  • dumbstruck — 1823, from DUMB (Cf. dumb) + pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dumbstruck — [adj] shocked amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, jolted, rendered speechless, startled, stunned, stupefied; concept 42 …   New thesaurus

  • dumbstruck — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak …   English terms dictionary

  • dumbstruck — [dum′strik΄əndum′struk΄] adj. so shocked as to be speechless: also dumbstricken [dum′strik΄ən] …   English World dictionary

  • dumbstruck — [[t]dʌ̱mstrʌk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (emphasis) If you are dumbstruck, you are so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak. We were dumbstruck. We just couldn t believe our eyes when she appeared. Syn: speechless …   English dictionary

  • dumbstruck — adjective Date: 1765 made silent by astonishment …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dumbstruck — /dum struk /, adj. temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded. Also, dumbstricken /dum strik euhn/. [1885 90; DUMB + STRUCK] * * * …   Universalium

  • dumbstruck — adjective so shocked as to be unable to speak …   Wiktionary

  • dumbstruck — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shocked, stunned, nonplused, flabbergasted, astonished, astounded, rendered speechless, *blown away. ANT.: taking it in stride …   English dictionary for students

  • dumbstruck — dumb|struck [ˈdʌmstrʌk] adj so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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