FLOORED Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

floored

verb

Definition of floored next

past tense of floor

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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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 Since the show premiered this past March, Pfeiffer and Russell have been floored by the intense emotional response it’s elicited from male and female viewers alike. —

Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 June 2026 What moments soared and floored during the ceremony, and what crashed and burned? —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 After O’Keefe exited the vehicle at a home in Canton, prosecutors said, Read floored the SUV in reverse and struck O’Keefe. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 The scenes with Firstman and Absolom, floored me because a few of them are incredibly moving, but not cloyingly so. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026 They were floored to learn the allegations of what happened there. —

Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026 And Betnijah Laney-Hamilton welcomed Sun rookie Gianna Kneepkens to the WNBA with a crossover that floored the first-round pick. —

Fiifi Frimpong, Mercury News, 9 May 2026 The Londoner picked himself up off the canvas twice — in the first round when he was floored by the first significant punch of the fight, and again in the third — then powered on, regained his composure and broke down the defending champion in impressive fashion. —

Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 May 2026 While not the most fleet of foot, Perez floored the gas pedal toward home plate. —

Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026

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In Game 3, Wembanyama shocked Knicks fans by pushing Jalen Brunson to the floor without drawing a foul.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Images from the confrontation shocked the nation and helped build support for passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026