Synonyms of stupefied

stupefied 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in stunned

affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise

gazed, stupefied, as humanoids with large heads emerged from the crashed UFO

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonchalant
• unruffled
• casual
• blasé

2

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion

when the plane began to nose-dive, the stupefied passengers were unsure how to act

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dazed
• bewildered
• confused
• stunned
• distracted
• dizzy
• bemused
• befuddled
• silly
• out of it
• muddleheaded
• fogged
• at sea
• confounded
• shell-shocked
• punch-drunk
• addled
• dopey
• raddled
• befogged
• bedeviled
• unconscious
• mixed-up
• pixilated
• slaphappy
• addle
• punchy
• muzzy
• spacey
• zonked
• bushed
• zonked-out
• addlepated
• spaced-out
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• clearheaded
• alert

stupefied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stupefy

as in amazed

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

stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amazed
• stunned
• surprised
• shocked
• startled
• astonished
• dumbfounded
• astounded
• flabbergasted
• thunderstruck
• rocked
• bewildered
• perplexed
• confused
• dazed
• befuddled
• bowled over
• nonplussed
• disconcerted
• floored
• took aback
• took by surprise
• dismayed
• blindsided
• muddled
• jarred
• confounded
• discomfited
• shook up
• blew away
• knocked for a loop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stupefied

Adjective

Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

The man hugged a bag, the woman shouted and flailed her arms, and the young teenage boy pulled at his sister, who seemed stupefied. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Verb

Fresh juices, quality rums, pristine drinkmaking technique — the Cove stupefied with its faultless approach. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026

British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey. — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

Even Adorno might have been stupefied. — Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025