floored
Knocked utterly speechless
Floored is the past tense of floor, with meanings that follow from knocking someone to the ground.
To be floored by a punch is to be knocked down.
More commonly, floored describes being stunned or astonished: I was absolutely floored when she said yes.
The overwhelming surprise leaves you metaphorically flat on your back.
Shocked into speechlessness
- amazedOverwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · astounded · staggered · bowled-over · blindsided · speechless
Knocked to ground
- felledCut down, as timber
- leveledMade flat or equal
- droppedLet fall downward
- flattenedMade smooth or level
tackled · tripped · toppled · kayoed · downed · grounded · prostrate
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- amazedOverwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
flabbergasted · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · astounded · staggered · bowled-over · blindsided · speechless · dazed
decked
Knocked to ground
flattened · tackled · tripped · toppled · kayoed · downed · grounded · prostrate
overcome
Prevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- crushedCompressed into fragments
defeated · undone · shattered · broken · beaten · leveled · felled · swamped · inundated · engulfed
tiled
Covered with flat pieces
- carpetedFitted with floor fabric
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
parquet · planked · paved · marbled · linoleum · vinyl · terrazzo · concrete · decked · matted
- took downrecorded, noted, wrote, logged, jotted
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- shock reactionsgasp, wide eyes, jaw drop, shocked face, open mouth
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- Knockoutsknockout, KO, TKO, technical knockout, knockout punch
flooredclear-headed
Able to think rationally
clarified · enlightened · clear · understanding · comprehending
- first floorBuilding's lowest main level
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- ground floorLowest building level
- second floorLevel above ground
- floor itAccelerate to maximum speed
floor, flooring, floors, floorboards, floorboard, floorwalker, dance floor, ocean floor, floorless