gobsmacked
Shocked beyond words
Gobsmacked means utterly astonished, as if struck speechless.
The word is British slang that suggests being so surprised your mouth falls open—gob being slang for mouth: I was absolutely gobsmacked when they announced my name.
It conveys shocked amazement rather than mild surprise.
Overwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
staggered · bowled-over · floored · shell-shocked · blindsided · poleaxed · rocked · jolted
Rendered speechless by shock
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- open-mouthedWith jaw dropped
Expressing unwillingness to believe
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
flummoxed · discombobulated · perplexed · mystified · double-take · blindsided · shocked · shattered
astounded
Overwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
stupefied · staggered · bowled-over · floored · shell-shocked · blindsided · poleaxed · rocked · jolted · jarred
dumbstruck
Rendered speechless by shock
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
open-mouthed · silenced · agape · gaping · wide-eyed · frozen
incredulous
Expressing unwillingness to believe
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
bewildered · flummoxed · discombobulated · perplexed · mystified · double-take · blindsided · shocked · shattered
- Irish Slangcraic, eejit, gobshite, banjaxed, slagging
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- Awestruck feelingsamazed, astonished, awestruck, dumbstruck, slack-jawed
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- expressions of awewow, whoa, amazing, awesome, incredible
- shock reactionsgasp, wide eyes, jaw drop, shocked face, open mouth
gobsmackedunsurprised
Not caught off guard
unfazed · unimpressed · blasé · nonchalant · impassive
gobsmackedunsurprised
Not caught off guard
unastonished · unfazed · expectant · anticipating · forewarned