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. Sheikh Salman:

   I am astonished about my friend's comments which are wholly dismissed and entirely inaccurate.

2. André Maurois:

   In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people.

3. Eric Franz:

   My client is shocked and astonished by the allegations.

4. Abdullah Bilal:

   I watched the news on TV and I was astonished, i thought I would face the same when I arrive here. But it was very peaceful. The Macedonian police told us 'Welcome to Macedonia; trains and buses are waiting for you.'.

5. John Dyson:

   King John and the barons would surely have been astonished that over time Magna Carta came to be regarded as one of the most important constitutional documents in our history, king John and the barons would not have believed that barons' lists of demands would become a symbol of democracy, justice, Human Rights and perhaps above all, the rule of law for the whole world. But King John and the barons is exactly what has happened.