flabbergasts
Leaves utterly speechless
Flabbergasts is the third-person singular form of flabbergast, meaning to astonish or overwhelm with surprise: It flabbergasts me that anyone still believes that.
The word suggests being so shocked you're rendered momentarily speechless.
Despite its playful sound, flabbergast has been in English since the late 1700s.
Shocks with amazement
- stunsOverwhelms with shock
- amazesCauses great wonder
- astonishesShocks with wonder
- stupefiesOverwhelms with astonishment
dumbfounds · staggers · bowls over · floors · gobsmacks · leaves speechless · blindsides · jolts
Causes thorough confusion
- bafflesPerplexes or confuses deeply
- confoundsDeeply puzzles or defeats
- mystifiesConfuses thoroughly
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
puzzles · boggles · nonplusses · befuddles · disorients · discombobulates · bemuses · muddles
Shocking sudden revelation
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- shockerDeeply surprising event
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
surprise · scandal · exposure · disclosure · plot twist · jaw-dropper · curveball · bolt from blue
astounds
Shocks with amazement
- stunsOverwhelms with shock
- amazesCauses great wonder
- astonishesShocks with wonder
stupefies · dumbfounds · staggers · bowls over · floors · gobsmacks · leaves speechless · blindsides · jolts · rattles
bewilders
Causes thorough confusion
perplexes · puzzles · boggles · nonplusses · befuddles · disorients · discombobulates · bemuses · muddles · flummoxes
bombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
upset · surprise · scandal · exposure · disclosure · plot twist · jaw-dropper · curveball · bolt from blue · game-changer