Synonyms for taken aback
taken aback

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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.

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1. 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.

2. Askia Muhammad:

   A staff member from the black caucus called me and said ‘we have to have the picture back,’ and I was kind of taken aback. And we talked a couple of times on the phone after that, and I said ‘Okay, I will give the picture back to Minister Farrakhan’s chief of staff,’.

3. Courtesy Bernard Wilkin/AWAP Wilkin:

   I was taken aback, this was getting really crazy.

4. Pope Francis:

   We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners, we must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to their situation.

5. Dazarrea Ervins:

   I was just taken aback, i was like,' Oh my gosh. Are you kidding me ?'.