dumbfounds
Leaves utterly speechless
Dumbfounds is the third-person singular present tense of dumbfound, meaning to astonish or bewilder someone to the point where they are momentarily speechless.
The word combines dumb (in its older sense of unable to speak) with confound.
The jury's verdict dumbfounds legal experts.
Something that dumbfounds leaves you stunned, struggling to process what just happened.
Overwhelms with shock
- astoundsShocks with amazement
- flabbergastsOverwhelms with shock
- stupefiesOverwhelms with astonishment
- bewildersCauses thorough confusion
staggers · bowls over · floors · amazes · astonishes · gobsmacks · blindsides · jolts
Perplexes or confuses deeply
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- mystifiesConfuses thoroughly
- bemusesCauses mild confusion
discombobulates · nonplusses · throws · disorients · flusters · muddles · flummoxes · stumps
Stops from speaking
- tongue-tiesCauses speech difficulty
- mutesSilences or softens
- hushesMakes quiet or calm
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
chokes up · jaw-dropping · slack-jawed · open-mouthed · lost for words · beyond words · inarticulate · voiceless
stuns
Overwhelms with shock
- astoundsShocks with amazement
- flabbergastsOverwhelms with shock
- stupefiesOverwhelms with astonishment
bewilders · staggers · bowls over · floors · amazes · astonishes · gobsmacks · blindsides · jolts · rattles
baffles
Perplexes or confuses deeply
bemuses · discombobulates · nonplusses · throws · disorients · flusters · muddles · flummoxes · stumps · foxes
silences
Stops from speaking
- tongue-tiesCauses speech difficulty
- mutesSilences or softens
- hushesMakes quiet or calm
gags · chokes up · jaw-dropping · slack-jawed · open-mouthed · lost for words · beyond words · inarticulate · voiceless · stunned silence
dumbfoundsclarifies
Makes more understandable
enlightens · explains · informs · reassures · orients