Synonyms for astonished
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1. astonishedadjective

   Synonyms:
   amazed, shocked, bewildered, speechless, agape

2. astonishedadjective

   Amazed; surprised.

   Synonyms:
   shocked, amazed, agape, speechless, bewildered

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1. astonished

   Synonyms:
   amazed, astounded, overwhelmed, dumbfounded, thunderstruck

   Antonyms:
   calm, tranquil, assured, bold, undisturbed

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1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunnedadjective

   filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

   "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"

   Synonyms:
   astounded, knocked out(p), out(p), amazed, stunned, stupefied, kayoed, astonied, dazed, stupid(p)

   Antonyms:
   unsurprised, not surprised

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1. taken aback

   when sb. says sth. outrageous, the other person may be taken aback.

   “go away, you bastard!" she screamed. leo, visibly taken aback, slunk away.

   Submitted by wyss_marc on September 19, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "astonished":

   surprised, amazed, stunned, flabbergasted, astounded

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1. Eddie Goldenberg:

   People south of the border would be astonished to think that this is the type of scandal that they have in Canada.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store. And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana – so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful.

3. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.

4. Sheikh Salman:

   I am astonished about my friend's comments which are wholly dismissed and entirely inaccurate.

5. Eric Franz:

   My client is shocked and astonished by the allegations.