dumfounding
Leaving speechless, bewildered
Dumfounding means astonishing or bewildering someone to the point of speechlessness.
The word combines dumb (in its older sense of mute) with confound.
Something dumfounding leaves you at a loss for words: The magician's finale was utterly dumfounding.
Also spelled dumbfounding.
Shockingly impressive
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- stupefyingCausing mental paralysis
- flabbergastingShocking into speechlessness
- mind-blowingOverwhelmingly impressive or shocking
jaw-dropping · breathtaking · stunning · incredible · unbelievable · mind-boggling · gobsmacking · thunderstruck
Impossible to understand
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- befuddlingCausing mental confusion
flummoxing · disorienting · nonplussing · bemusing · discombobulating · head-scratching · incomprehensible · unfathomable
Causing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- disturbingCausing mental unease
rattling · startling · jolting · shocking · alarming · troubling · discomfiting · off-putting
Causing mild shock
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unpredictedNot foretold or anticipated
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
abrupt · unlooked-for · blindsiding · left-field · curveball · whiplash · double-take · bombshell
astounding
Shockingly impressive
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- stupefyingCausing mental paralysis
- flabbergastingShocking into speechlessness
mind-blowing · jaw-dropping · breathtaking · stunning · incredible · unbelievable · mind-boggling · gobsmacking · thunderstruck · dumbstruck
baffling
Impossible to understand
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
befuddling · flummoxing · disorienting · nonplussing · bemusing · discombobulating · head-scratching · incomprehensible · unfathomable · inexplicable
disconcerting
Causing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
disturbing · rattling · startling · jolting · shocking · alarming · troubling · discomfiting · off-putting · wrongfooting
surprising
Causing mild shock
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unpredictedNot foretold or anticipated
sudden · abrupt · unlooked-for · blindsiding · left-field · curveball · whiplash · double-take · bombshell
dumfoundingunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
unimpressive · bland · matter-of-fact · pedestrian · unsurprising
dumfoundingbelievable
Able to convince
credible · plausible · understandable · explicable · logical
dumfoundingpredictable
Able to be foreseen
expected · unsurprising · foreseeable · anticipated · inevitable
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