AWESTRICKEN Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

awestruck

adjective

ˈȯ-ˌstrək

variants also awestricken

Definition of awestruck

as in amazed

affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise the crowds were awestruck by the aerial feats of the stunt pilots

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as in wondering

filled with amazement or wonder awestruck by the majesty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Recent Examples of awestruck Time nearly stops and the animation slows as her beautiful face and shiny hair fills the screen and AJ’s awestruck eyes. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 So there’s no story arc and not much to learn here, but the oohs and aahs of awestruck kids might be enough to keep the adults in attendance engaged. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026 One million awestruck visitors come here every year and spend money in the two Utah counties surrounding the monument, whose towns total less than 14,000 residents. — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026 The Yale Center for British Art has also done exhibits of Indian landscapes by awestruck artists such as Edward Lear, which have an out-of-touch, touristy feel to them. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for awestruck

Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck

Adjective

We were challenged, excited, amazed, and inspired during our unforgettable experiences around the country.

— Sara Sturek, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Hard to find anybody who is not amazed by both his talent and his humility.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of amazed

Adjective

Further stories illuminate emotional realities burrowed deep within enormously likeable characters, often moving the reader (or this reader anyway) to astonished tears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
One that draws more approving thumbs-ups, creates more astonished grins, or pulls more phones from pockets for impromptu photographs and video—especially in stunning Verde Ermes metallic paint.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026

Definition of astonished

Adjective

King seemed stunned that an actual Black person had views that did not conform to her preconception of what a Black man should think.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
So stunned was Sarkisian that the 52-year-old coach completely forgot how to form big-boy words with his mouth.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of stunned

Adjective

In an interview Wednesday with The Sacramento Bee, the bill’s author, Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, said he was disappointed by the veto but wasn’t surprised.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The Panthers this time, though, won’t be surprised if they’re rewarded for it.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of surprised

Adjective

My conversations and research left me much less shocked at that statistic that had sent chills down my spine a few weeks prior.

— Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
There’ll still be conversations surrounding the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and most of us anticipate a lot of shocked reactions from those learning when our birthdays and wedding anniversaries take place.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shocked

Adjective

Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
But credit Neill for both understanding the assignment and not quite settling for those awed stares of Spielbergian wonder.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of awed

Adjective

Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
When kids first got online, parents were bewildered and alarmed, but kids, who tend to gravitate to new technology, found freedom in a space that was basically ungoverned.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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