1
as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me
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2
as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us
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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave
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Recent Examples of floored
Breakker floored Dragon Lee with a Spear followed by a Paul from Grace Frog Splash.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Just last week, we were floored by the apps that Replit and Claude Code were able to produce in minutes.
—Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Given how Rodgers’ tenure ended in Titletown — and the tension between him and his head coach during their final season together in 2022 — LaFleur was both floored and touched that Rodgers vouched for him so conspicuously.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The native of England then floored Paul with a combination to the head.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Peterson revealed his now five-year-old daughter Monroe's cancer diagnosis in 2024 on social media, and was floored by the response from people all over the world who wanted to help his little girl.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The other, by the ceramic artist Katie Stout, is floored in a chunky mosaic and walled in her monstrous watercolors of floaty ladies.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
Episode four, at the end, I was floored.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
There's a moment that just completely floored me and surprised me and was unbelievably moving.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Just last week, we were floored by the apps that Replit and Claude Code were able to produce in minutes.
—Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Given how Rodgers’ tenure ended in Titletown — and the tension between him and his head coach during their final season together in 2022 — LaFleur was both floored and touched that Rodgers vouched for him so conspicuously.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The native of England then floored Paul with a combination to the head.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Peterson revealed his now five-year-old daughter Monroe's cancer diagnosis in 2024 on social media, and was floored by the response from people all over the world who wanted to help his little girl.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The other, by the ceramic artist Katie Stout, is floored in a chunky mosaic and walled in her monstrous watercolors of floaty ladies.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
Episode four, at the end, I was floored.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
There's a moment that just completely floored me and surprised me and was unbelievably moving.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floored
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The news shocked those who played both for and against Belichick.—
Amos Morale III,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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On March 12, Ujlaky’s friends, family and the community were shocked when police arrested Bryce Dickey, also of Spring Creek, and charged him with the crime.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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What surprised him most was how often that same feeling appears in everyday life.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, JonHi, 16, and Rinny, 18, both died within a short period, leaving zoo staff surprised and concerned.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ketter said the volume of traffic temporarily overwhelmed DreamHaven's website.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company said the influx briefly overwhelmed its servers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Jefferson—the original originalist—would have been appalled at some of our recent Supreme Court decisions.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The universe amazed me yet again.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Nov. 2025
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In 1905, German zoologist Gustav Tornier described a live-bearing toad from Tanzania that amazed scientists of his time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There was one fight that happened organically when Aspirot dropped the gloves with Kirby Dach after a net-front battle.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Newport Harbor’s defense dropped two players from Mater Dei’s right wing — known as the 4-5 side in water polo positions — to slow center Paige Segesman’s ability to attack with a strong left turn toward the cage.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When 30-year-old Youssif Naim went missing earlier this month, leading to a community-wide search that ended when his body was found near Hines Park, like many others, Yasmeen Hamed was devastated.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Needless to say, at this time we are all devastated and simply trying to cope with this tragic news.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Floored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floored. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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