Synonyms for astonished
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1. astonishedadjective

   Synonyms:
   amazed, shocked, bewildered, speechless, agape

2. astonishedadjective

   Amazed; surprised.

   Synonyms:
   shocked, amazed, agape, speechless, bewildered

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1. astonished

   Synonyms:
   amazed, astounded, overwhelmed, dumbfounded, thunderstruck

   Antonyms:
   calm, tranquil, assured, bold, undisturbed

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1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunnedadjective

   filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

   "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"

   Synonyms:
   astounded, knocked out(p), out(p), amazed, stunned, stupefied, kayoed, astonied, dazed, stupid(p)

   Antonyms:
   unsurprised, not surprised

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1. taken aback

   when sb. says sth. outrageous, the other person may be taken aback.

   “go away, you bastard!" she screamed. leo, visibly taken aback, slunk away.

   Submitted by wyss_marc on September 19, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "astonished":

   surprised, amazed, stunned, flabbergasted, astounded

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1. Paul Chapman:

   I was astonished; I'd never seen anything like that, she said the tumor had just kind of dissolved.

2. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.

3. Eugène Delacroix:

   Mediocre people have an answer for everything and are astonished at nothing. They always want to have the air of knowing better than you what you are going to tell them; when, in their turn, they begin to speak, they repeat to you with the greatest confidence, as if dealing with their own property, the things that they have heard you say yourself at some other place. A capable and superior look is the natural accompaniment of this type of character.

4. Andr Maurois:

   In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

5. Hannah Gosselin:

   Oh the Rolls Royce was amazing, i was like, ‘Oh, new dream car,’ and it had an all orange interior. Itwas gorgeous. I went to Miami, and my four best friends joined me down there, and we threw this big birthday thing at The Sugar Factory. It was amazing. I was so astonished by, like,I really didn't think it was gonna be that big, and I was so excited.