astonish
Leave someone speechless
To astonish is to strike with sudden wonder or amazement.
Unlike mere surprise, astonishment suggests being momentarily overwhelmed: The magician's finale astonished the crowd.
Something astonishing defies expectation so completely that it stops you short: It astonishes me that anyone still believes that.
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- wondermentAwed astonishment
reverence · admiration · grandeur · majesty · splendor · sublimity · spectacular · awe-inspiring
Shock into speechlessness
- stupefyOverwhelm with astonishment
- dumbfoundShock into silence
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
overpower · boggle · floor · bowl over · knock sideways · sweep away · speechless · breathless
Frighten suddenly
- take abackShock or disconcert suddenly
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
catch off guard · sudden · disbelief · incredulity · jaw-dropping · eye-opening · double-take · blindsided
Daze by force
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- thunderstrikeElectrical strike from clouds
- electrifyExcite intensely or powerfully
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
blindside · thunderbolt · bolt from the blue · rude awakening · jarring · seismic · earth-shattering · shake
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
wonderment · reverence · admiration · grandeur · majesty · splendor · sublimity · spectacular · awe-inspiring · stupendous
flabbergast
Shock into speechlessness
overcome · overpower · boggle · floor · bowl over · knock sideways · sweep away · speechless · breathless · reeling
startle
Frighten suddenly
- take abackShock or disconcert suddenly
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
catch off guard · unforeseen · sudden · disbelief · incredulity · jaw-dropping · eye-opening · double-take · blindsided · ambush
stun
Daze by force
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- thunderstrikeElectrical strike from clouds
- electrifyExcite intensely or powerfully
bombshell · blindside · thunderbolt · bolt from the blue · rude awakening · jarring · seismic · earth-shattering · shake · shockwave
dazzle
Impress through radiance
mesmerize · enchant · spellbind · bewitch · bedazzle · charm · awestruck · rapt · riveted · thunderstruck
confound
To thoroughly puzzle
flummox · befuddle · mystify · puzzle · disconcert · unsettle · disorient · bemuse · confuse · stump
astonishbore
Tiresome individual or drill
underwhelm · put to sleep · tire · weary · numb
astonishing, astonished, astonishment, astonishes, astonishingly