Synonyms of dumbstruck

dumbstruck

adjective

ˈdəm-ˌstrək 

as in stunned

affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise

the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stunned
• amazed
• shocked
• astonished
• surprised
• horrified
• dumbfounded
• appalled
• awestruck
• thunderstruck
• astounded
• stupefied
• flabbergasted
• startled
• bewildered
• aghast
• dazed
• overwhelmed
• bowled over
• awed
• dismayed
• confused
• blindsided
• wide-eyed
• awesome
• agape
• open-mouthed
• widemouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonchalant
• unruffled
• casual
• blasé

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dumbstruck

The dumbstruck crowd watched as aged captain Patrice Bergeron trudged to the room in the funeral din of the Garden. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023

Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf). — Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022

Officials at the agency were dumbstruck, according to some of those who spoke with The Post. — Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022

And the stadium, after all that noise, after all those songs, after all those dreams, stood silent, dumbstruck, and stared straight back. — New York Times, 11 July 2021