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

Every guest who reaches the temple's 17th-century wooden stage is amazed by the view over the grounds and the city beyond.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
While the show is used to seeing some truly notable figures grace its halls — both as part of the production and as guests — there was one guest who left everyone in the studio amazed.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 July 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

Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety when he was attacked, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience.

— Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of stunned

Adjective

But if a contender needs a hard-nosed, do-it-all weapon for a playoff push, don't be surprised if his phone rings.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
The recent breakdown in the ceasefire has definitely hurt the situation but no one is surprised.

— Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of surprised

Adjective

The first season ended with a big cliffhanger, in which Cooper emerged from a cocoon after a transformation to a shocked reaction though his appearance was not revealed.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 July 2026
In Atlanta last week, Mohamed Salah and his Egypt team-mates walked out of the stadium in shocked silence.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of shocked

Adjective

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
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

Definition of awed

Adjective

In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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