dumbfounding
Leaving one speechless
Dumbfounding means so surprising or shocking as to leave someone speechless.
The word combines dumb (in its older sense of mute) with confound: The magician's trick was dumbfounding.
Something dumbfounding renders you momentarily unable to respond.
Also spelled dumfounding.
Overwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
awestruck · speechless · incredulous · agog · staggered · bowled over · floored · blown away
Shocked into speechlessness
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
blindsided · rocked · shaken · taken aback · caught off guard · unexpected · disbelief · unbelievable
Utterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
- flummoxedUtterly perplexed
stumped · nonplussed · befuddled · discombobulated · bemused · confusing · inexplicable · unfathomable
flabbergasted
Overwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
astounded · awestruck · speechless · incredulous · agog · staggered · bowled over · floored · blown away · dazed
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
staggering · blindsided · rocked · shaken · taken aback · caught off guard · unexpected · disbelief · unbelievable · jaw-dropping
baffled
Utterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
flummoxed · stumped · nonplussed · befuddled · discombobulated · bemused · confusing · inexplicable · unfathomable · mind-boggling
dumbfoundingunsurprising
Causing no astonishment
predictable · expected · unremarkable · ordinary · foreseeable
dumbfoundingclarifying
Making something understandable
explaining · illuminating · enlightening · elucidating · comprehensible
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