stupefied
Shocked beyond words
Stupefied describes being so shocked, stunned, or overwhelmed that you can't think clearly or react normally.
The word suggests mental paralysis—your faculties temporarily shut down: She sat stupefied, unable to process what she'd just heard.
Someone can be stupefied by astonishing news, extreme fatigue, or intoxicants.
The adjective comes from stupefy, which means to put someone in this dazed state.
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
dumbfounded · awestruck · wonderstruck · agog · incredulous · speechless · slack-jawed · wide-eyed
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
mystified · befuddled · discombobulated · flummoxed · disoriented · muddled · confounded · addled
Shocked into speechlessness
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- numbLacking physical sensation
- woozyDizzy and confused
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
reeling · dizzy · punch-drunk · bleary · glassy-eyed · vacant · spaced-out · dopey
Under chemical influence
- sedatedCalmed by medication
- narcotizedDulled by drugs
- anesthetizedMade numb for surgery
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
insensible · dulled · numbed · zonked · blotto · stoned · incapacitated · comatose
Solidified by extreme cold
- rootedFirmly established in place
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- motionlessLacking all movement
transfixed · riveted · stock-still · halted · arrested · fixed · locked · rigid
amazed
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
thunderstruck · dumbfounded · awestruck · wonderstruck · agog · incredulous · speechless · slack-jawed · wide-eyed · open-mouthed
bewildered
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
nonplussed · mystified · befuddled · discombobulated · flummoxed · disoriented · muddled · confounded · addled · foggy
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
lightheaded · reeling · dizzy · punch-drunk · bleary · glassy-eyed · vacant · spaced-out · dopey · sluggish
drugged
Under chemical influence
- sedatedCalmed by medication
- narcotizedDulled by drugs
- anesthetizedMade numb for surgery
inebriated · insensible · dulled · numbed · zonked · blotto · stoned · incapacitated · comatose · unconscious
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- rootedFirmly established in place
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- immobilizedMade unable to move
motionless · transfixed · riveted · stock-still · halted · arrested · fixed · locked · rigid · cemented
- Awestruck feelingsamazed, astonished, awestruck, dumbstruck, gobsmacked
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- shock reactionsgasp, wide eyes, jaw drop, shocked face, open mouth
- Stunned reactionsshocked, amazed, surprised, speechless, awed
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- intoxicationdrunk, inebriated, intoxication, inebriation, drunkenness
stupefiedalert
Warning or watchfulness
aware · attentive · wakeful · vigilant · wide-awake
stupefiedunsurprised
Not caught off guard
composed · unfazed · unperturbed · imperturbable · unastonished