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Synonyms & Antonyms of dumbstruck
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
- the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel
Synonyms for dumbstruck
- amazed,
- astonished,
- astounded,
- awestruck
- (also awestricken),
- bowled over,
- dumbfounded
- (also dumfounded),
- flabbergasted,
- shocked,
- stunned,
- stupefied,
- thunderstruck
Words Related to dumbstruck
- blindsided,
- startled,
- surprised
- (also surprized)
Near Antonyms for dumbstruck
- blasé
- (also blase),
- casual,
- nonchalant,
- unruffled
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The first known use of dumbstruck was in 1765
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