flabbergasted
Completely blown away
Flabbergasted means utterly astonished or overwhelmed with surprise.
The word carries a theatrical quality, suggesting shock so complete it leaves someone momentarily speechless: I was flabbergasted when they announced my name.
It's stronger than surprised but playful rather than grave—you might be flabbergasted by unexpected news, not by tragedy.
Overwhelmed by surprise
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
awestruck · staggered · bowled over · blown away · floored · taken aback · agog · wonderstruck
Utterly unable to understand
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
- flummoxedUtterly perplexed
disconcerted · disoriented · befuddled · mystified · puzzled · dazed · thrown · rattled
Rendered speechless by shock
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- muteWithout voice or sound
- silentProducing no sound
lost for words · breathless · inarticulate · voiceless · struck dumb · at a loss for words
astounded
Overwhelmed by surprise
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
stupefied · awestruck · staggered · bowled over · blown away · floored · taken aback · agog · wonderstruck · overwhelmed
baffled
Utterly unable to understand
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
flummoxed · disconcerted · disoriented · befuddled · mystified · puzzled · dazed · thrown · rattled · fazed
dumbstruck
Rendered speechless by shock
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- muteWithout voice or sound
silent · lost for words · breathless · inarticulate · voiceless · struck dumb · at a loss for words
jolted
Abruptly shaken or startled
horrified · jarred · rocked · reeling · unnerved · disturbed · unsettled · blindsided · sideswiped
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- expressions of awewow, whoa, amazing, awesome, incredible
- shock reactionsgasp, wide eyes, jaw drop, open mouth, double take
- Stunned reactionsspeechless, awed, dumbfounded, astounded, gobsmacked
- confused feelingsconfused, puzzled, baffled, perplexed, mystified
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
flabbergastedunsurprised
Not caught off guard
unshocked · expectant · unastonished · prepared · forewarned
flabbergastedunfazed
Not disturbed or disconcerted
unimpressed · unmoved · blasé · indifferent · nonchalant