Synonyms for taken aback
taken aback

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speechless, astonished

   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  

How to pronounce taken aback?

How to say taken aback in sign language?

How to use taken aback in a sentence?

1. Attorney Casey Yontz:

   I was immediately taken aback and told him he needed to seek legal recourse immediately, keith sat on the email way too long.

2. James Nerison:

   I was taken aback by the fact that my boat was finally going to be restored.

3. Henri Barkey:

   It is ridiculous, of course, there’s a conspiracy culture in Turkey that has taken over. I was taken aback, but you are dealing with journalists who are not journalists. They are hacks.

4. Niki DaSilva:

   I couldn’t leave her there alone, so I positioned myself between the co-worker and the attorney general to act as a buffer, after a few moments, Attorney General Hill put his hand on my back. I was taken aback by this gesture as we had never held a conversation before that night. I felt his hand start to slide slowly down my back.

5. Paris Tzertis:

   (Electroniki) had accumulated losses and had made serious efforts with its creditors (to be restructured), we all knew it had serious problems but we were taken aback by its bankruptcy.