Synonyms of bowls over

bowls over

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowl over

as in amazes

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

• amazes
• surprises
• stuns
• shocks
• rocks
• startles
• astonishes
• dumfounds
• takes aback
• thunderstrikes
• takes by surprise
• stupefies
• flabbergasts
• blows away
• knocks for a loop
• floors
• astounds
• dumbfounds
• nonplusses
• nonpluses
• surprizes
• jars
• perplexes
• shakes up
• bewilders
• disconcerts
• blindsides
• dazes
• befuddles
• muddles
• dismays
• discomfits
• confuses
• confounds