astonished
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Synonyms
amazed, astounded, awestruck (also awestricken), bowled over, dumbfounded (also dumfounded), dumbstruck, flabbergasted, shocked, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck
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One corker of a courtroom exchange is such a stunner that readers will be left astonished. — Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Beneath a Ruthless Sun' is a wrenching story of bigotry – and an inspiring tale of heroes," 26 Apr. 2018 An astonished Jesse Cook, who later would be a police commissioner, watched the temblor shiver up Washington Street. — Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle, "1906 San Francisco earthquake: Old photos offer new glimpses of devastation," 18 Apr. 2018 Our cabby told us about an astonished couple preparing to get their daughter from her car seat when a baboon popped into the back, grabbed the baby bottle, chugged it, and then gave it back to the baby. — Bella English, BostonGlobe.com, "A vacation sequel as good as the original," 13 Feb. 2018 At $424, things were looking up a bit, though most of the world was still astonished people would pay that much for a digital currency. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Bitcoin Regrets: How Much $100 Would Be Worth Today if You Invested Earlier," 12 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'astonished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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