Synonyms of awed

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adjective

ˈȯd 

as in amazed

filled with amazement or wonder

gave the nationally known golfer an awed look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amazed
• astonished
• wondering
• surprised
• bewildered
• marveling
• awestruck
• astounded
• stunned
• dumbfounded
• flabbergasted
• puzzled
• startled
• open-mouthed
• bemused
• overwhelmed
• staggered
• stupefied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unimpressed
• indifferent
• disinterested
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• dispassionate
• impassive
• bored
• unemotional
• incurious
• jaded
• emotionless

awed

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verb

past tense of awe

as in astounded

Related Words

• amazed
• astounded
• appalled
• dismayed
• shook
• daunted
• frightened
• horrified
• terrified
• scared
• unnerved
• jolted
• shocked
• dispirited
• shook up
• alarmed
• floored
• emasculated
• bowled over
• startled
• panicked
• terrorized
• spooked
• demoralized
• disconcerted
• affrighted
• frighted
• perturbed
• worried
• disquieted
• scarified
• chilled
• unsettled
• distracted
• distressed
• unmanned
• upset
• undid
• psyched (out)
• unstrung
• discomforted
• disturbed
• discomposed

Dissimilar Words

• reassured
• assured
• comforted
• cheered
• consoled
• inspired
• soothed
• encouraged
• heartened
• emboldened
• solaced
• steeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awed

Adjective

Williams and Mboko were solid, and at times spectacular, during a 7-6(2), 6-2 win over Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez, who seemed a little over-awed by the situation in front of them. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Simmons, who would miss the induction ceremony due to an undisclosed family emergency (the band’s representative affirmed all is well), was also equal parts honored and awed. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Even from my extremely suboptimal vantage point in the very front corner of the theater, I was awed by the depth and crispness of the 3D imagery. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026