Synonyms of floors

floors 1 of 2

noun

plural of floor

as in bottoms

the surface upon which a body of water lies

discovered a new species of crab living on the ocean floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bottoms
• beds
• ground
• foundations
• basements
• riverbeds
• bases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

floors

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of floor

1

as in shocks

to cause an unpleasant surprise for

that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocks
• appalls
• shakes
• scares
• stuns
• horrifies
• alarms
• jolts
• frightens
• startles
• outrages
• bowls over
• shakes up
• astonishes
• terrifies
• dispirits
• disgusts
• overwhelms
• amazes
• spooks
• frights
• turns off
• unstrings
• flabbergasts
• knocks for a loop
• affrights
• nauseates
• sickens
• scarifies
• terrorizes
• repels
• panics
• distresses
• revolts
• stupefies
• dumbfounds
• offends
• freaks (out)
• scandalizes
• awes
• unsettles
• disturbs
• dismays
• upsets
• displeases
• astounds
• emasculates
• daunts
• discomposes
• discomforts
• undoes
• chills
• perturbs
• unmans
• unnerves
• demoralizes
• disquiets
• disconcerts
• overpowers
• crushes
• weirds out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cushions
• buffers
• delights
• pleases
• consoles
• rejoices
• tickles
• charms
• comforts
• assures
• cheers
• gratifies
• entices
• tempts
• soothes
• reassures
• solaces

2

as in surprises

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in downs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downs
• levels
• drops
• bowls (down or over)
• pounds
• hits
• mows (down)
• fells
• knocks over
• knocks down
• prostrates
• topples
• slams
• bangs
• punches
• smacks
• slaps
• thumps
• socks
• knocks out
• pokes
• throws down
• belts
• pastes
• hammers
• overthrows
• kayoes
• jabs
• swipes
• whales
• whacks
• slugs
• bashes
• KOs
• swats
• wallops
• thwacks
• slogs
• bludgeons
• smites
• clobbers

4

as in overwhelms

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelms
• devastates
• overcomes
• rocks
• grinds (down)
• swamps
• crushes
• prostrates
• whelms
• oppresses
• overmasters
• overpowers
• sinks
• snows under
• disturbs
• drowns
• deluges
• defeats
• shatters
• distresses
• upsets
• throws
• refutes
• confutes
• staggers
• demoralizes
• breaks
• unmans
• unnerves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of floors

Noun

The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Nordic Knots’s rug is one way to add a slight edge to your floors, as its sharp geometry on soft wool juxtaposes the severity of the shapes. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Nairobi police chief Issa Mohamud said the building had more than 10 upper floors under construction. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Known as Penthouse Nacre, the triplex occupies the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Art Deco landmark in Cap d’Antibes. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Investigators noted that Johnson’s blood and broken glass were found on the apartment’s floors, walls, curtains and blinds. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

The store features oak wooden floors, mineral plaster walls, raw travertine shelves, linen accents and furniture by Axel Einar Hjorth, George Nakashima and Lina Bo Bardi. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal Keep your floors spotless without lifting a finger using the Roborock Q10 X5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

Will another team put together a deal for Bagent that floors the Bears? — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026

But each release specifies exactly which warehouse and even which floors the barrels for a particular batch were matured, which is similar to Hardin’s Creek. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025