Synonyms of bowl over

bowl over

verb

as in to surprise

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surprise
• amaze
• stun
• shock
• startle
• rock
• take aback
• take by surprise
• dumfound
• astonish
• thunderstrike
• surprize
• blow away
• shake up
• floor
• stupefy
• astound
• dumbfound
• flabbergast
• knock for a loop
• jar
• perplex
• disconcert
• bewilder
• blindside
• muddle
• befuddle
• nonplus
• daze
• dismay
• confuse
• discomfit
• confound