bowled over
Knocked flat emotionally
Bowled over means knocked down or stunned, either literally or figuratively.
The image comes from bowling—pins sent flying by force.
Physical impact can bowl someone over: The dog bowled me over when I opened the door.
More often the force is emotional—surprise, admiration, or shock: I was completely bowled over by her generosity.
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · staggered · awestruck · speechless · shocked · startled
Greatly impressed someone
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- dazzledOverpowered by light or wonder
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- enchantedUnder magical influence
smitten · swept off feet · bedazzled · beguiled · enthralled · fascinated · spellbound · mesmerized
Caused to fall
- upendedTipped to reverse orientation
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- deckedKnocked to ground
- felledCut down, as timber
tackled · tumbled · sprawled · laid out · knocked flat · brought down · capsized · overturned
Prevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
overtaken · swept away · consumed · devastated · crushed · undone · besieged · shattered
amazed
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
gobsmacked · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · staggered · awestruck · speechless · shocked · startled · taken aback
wowed
Greatly impressed someone
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- dazzledOverpowered by light or wonder
- charmedPleased or bewitched
enchanted · smitten · swept off feet · bedazzled · beguiled · enthralled · fascinated · spellbound · mesmerized · starstruck
toppled
Caused to fall
felled · tackled · tumbled · sprawled · laid out · knocked flat · brought down · capsized · overturned · thrown
overcome
Prevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
inundated · overtaken · swept away · consumed · devastated · crushed · undone · besieged · shattered · buried
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- shock reactionsgasp, wide eyes, jaw drop, shocked face, open mouth
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, stumped, on the back foot, on the front foot
- cricketbatsman, wicket, bat, ball, innings
bowled overunmoved
Not stirred physically/emotionally
unimpressed · unfazed · indifferent · blasé · unaffected
bowled overunimpressed
Failing to find remarkable
disappointed · let down · underwhelmed · disgusted · repelled
over, bowl, overflow, overnight, bowling, overlap, overlay, underscore, overboard