Synonyms for astounded
as·tound·ed

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

   Antonyms:
   unsurprised, not surprised

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1. List of paraphrases for "astounded":

   surprised, dumbfounded, amazed, stunned, astonished

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How to use astounded in a sentence?

1. Woody Allen:

   I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

2. Amy Stoldt:

   I was astounded by the response.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I happen to like Hillary Clinton, but I am astounded by some of the people that she has hired, including David Brock.

4. Rochelle Herman:

   I was in shock ... I actually was questioning, 'did I really just hear what I think I heard'? I looked over at my cameraman .... and he was just astounded.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   Whenever I hear people talking about 'liberal ideas,' I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.