strike+dumb
121dumbfound — verb she was dumbfounded by Bruce s actions Syn: astonish, astound, amaze, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, stupefy, daze, take aback, stop someone in their tracks, strike dumb, leave open mouthed, leave aghast; informal flabbergast,… …
122confound — v 1. perplex, nonplus, puzzle, mystify, bewilder, baffle, pose; amaze, astound, astonish, startle, stun, daze, dumfound, strike dumb, stupefy, petrify, paralyze, surprise, take by surprise; confuse, disconcert, dismay, unsettle, rattle, bother,… …
123daze — v 1. amaze, astonish, astound, boggle, stagger, startle, surprise, overpower, Inf. bowl over, Inf. floor, Sl. blow one away, Sl. blow one s mind; stun, stupefy, petrify, paralyze, benumb, dumfound, strike dumb; dazzle, blind. 2. confuse, bewilder …
124dazzle — v 1. blind, bedazzle; stun, daze, stagger, overpower. 2. amaze, astonish, astound, Inf. bowl over, Inf. floor, Sl. blow one away, Sl. blow one s mind; stupefy, dumfound, strike dumb, overawe; confuse, bewilder, muddle, befuddle, addle, mix up;… …
125dumfound — v astound, astonish, amaze, Inf. flabbergast, strike dumb, render speechless, dumfounder; stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; stupefy, petrify, paralyze, benumb …
126flabbergast — v Informal. astound, amaze, dumbfound, strike dumb, render speechless; overcome, stun, stagger, boggle, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over. See astound …
127shock — I n 1. blow, jar, jolt, turn, start, staggering blow; impact, brunt, clash, collision, crash, Inf. crack up, Inf. smash up, Inf. crunch; appulse, bump, encounter, jostle, jounce, brush, bounce, jerk; assault, attack, offense, insult. 2. agitation …
128squash — v 1. crush, mash, pulp, macerate, masticate; press, squeeze, squeeze the life out of, Sl. squeeze the bejeesus out of; press flat, flatten, compress, condense, reduce, decrease; smash, pulverize, beat, pound, Dial. squish, Sl. squooze. 2. crowd,… …
