dumbstruck
Shocked beyond words
Dumbstruck means so shocked or astonished that you're rendered speechless.
The dumb here is the old sense meaning mute, not stupid—you're literally struck silent by surprise, disbelief, or overwhelming emotion: She stood dumbstruck when she saw the damage.
Also spelled dumfounded or dumbfounded.
Unable to talk
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
astounded · bowled-over · staggered · floored · blindsided · shell-shocked · poleaxed · dazed
Without voice or sound
- silentProducing no sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- voicelessHaving no voice
inarticulate · silenced · stammering · sputtering · gaping · open-mouthed · agape
Amazed beyond words
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- marvelingFeeling astonished admiration
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- humbledReduced in status
agog · spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · enraptured · captivated · enthralled · breathless
Struck with horror
- appalledShocked by wrongness
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
petrified · traumatized · blanched · ashen · pale · white-faced · recoiling · shuddering
speechless
Unable to talk
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
gobsmacked · astounded · bowled-over · staggered · floored · blindsided · shell-shocked · poleaxed · dazed · reeling
mute
Without voice or sound
- silentProducing no sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
voiceless · inarticulate · silenced · stammering · sputtering · gaping · open-mouthed · agape
wonderstruck
Amazed beyond words
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- marvelingFeeling astonished admiration
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
humbled · agog · spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · enraptured · captivated · enthralled · breathless · wide-eyed
aghast
Struck with horror
alarmed · petrified · traumatized · blanched · ashen · pale · white-faced · recoiling · shuddering
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- Awestruck feelingsamazed, astonished, awestruck, gobsmacked, slack-jawed
- silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
- Stunned reactionsshocked, amazed, surprised, speechless, awed
- speechlessspeechless, mute, wordless, tongue-tied, lost for words
dumbstruckunruffled
Emotionally undisturbed, placid
composed · unfazed · unsurprised · unflappable · nonchalant
dumbstruckarticulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
eloquent · voluble · loquacious · glib · fluent
dumbstruckunsurprised
Not caught off guard
expectant · prepared · knowing · prescient · forewarned
strike, striking, struck, strikes, dumbfounded, stricken, dumber, thunderstruck, dumbest