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bowling over

verb , present participle of bowl over

Synonyms and Antonyms of bowling over

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

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

Synonyms of bowling over

amazing, astonishing, astounding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), flabbergasting, flooring, rocking, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising (also surprizing), thunderstriking

Words Related to bowling over

befuddling, bewildering, blindsiding, blowing away, confounding, confusing, dazing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, jarring, muddling, nonplussing (also nonplusing), perplexing, shaking up

Phrases Synonymous with bowling over

knocking for a loop, taking aback, taking by surprise

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