dumbstruck

adjective

dumb·​struck ˈdəm-ˌstrək 

: made silent by astonishment

Synonyms of dumbstruck

• stunned
• amazed
• shocked
• astonished
• surprised

Examples of dumbstruck in a Sentence

The people in the courtroom were dumbstruck by his confession.

the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel

Recent Examples on the Web

And she is just completely dumbstruck by that. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025

And the stadium, after all that noise, after all those songs, after all those dreams, stood silent, dumbstruck, and stared straight back. — New York Times, 11 July 2021

Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 July 2023

Officials at the agency were dumbstruck, according to some of those who spoke with The Post. — Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dumbstruck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck
• luck