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thunderstrike

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of thunderstrike

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

everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning

Synonyms of thunderstrike

amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize)

Words Related to thunderstrike

befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

Phrases Synonymous with thunderstrike

knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise

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