astound (verb)

  • 51amaze — 1. verb /əˈmeɪz/ To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. [Fear] amazeth many men that are to speak or show themselves in public assemblies, or before some great personages [...]. See Also: amazing, amazement 2 …

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  • 52flabbergast — 1. verb /ʹflæbə(r)gɑːst/ To overwhelm with bewilderment; to stun, confound or amaze, especially with ludicrous affect. nbsp; He was flabbergasted to find that his work had been done for him before he began …

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  • 53confound — I verb abash, astonish, astound, baffle, be uncertain, becloud, bewilder, bring into disorder, complicate, confundere, confuse, dumbfound, embrangle, embroil, entangle, involve, make havoc, mingle confusedly, mislead, muddle, mystify, nonplus,… …

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  • 54discommode — I verb afflict, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, astound, badger, beset, bother, chafe, contravene, counteract, disaccommodate, disadvantage, disconcert, dishearten, disoblige, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, exasperate, grieve …

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  • 55discompose — I verb addle, afflict, aggravate, agitate, annoy, appall, astound, badger, bedazzle, bedevil, befuddle, bewilder, bring into disorder, browbeat, carp at, chafe, confound, confuse, convulse, cross, daze, dazzle, dement, demoralize, derange,… …

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  • 56disconcert — I verb abash, agitate, alarm, annoy, appall, astound, bedazzle, bedevil, cause discontent, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, discountenance, dismay, disquiet, disrupt, disturb, fluster, give cause for alarm,… …

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  • 57galvanize — I verb animate, arouse, astonish, astound, confound, dumbfound, electrify, enkindle, excite, fluster, foment, impress, infuse new life into, inspire, inspirit, overwhelm, petrify, put about, quicken, shock, spur on, stagger, startle, stimulate,… …

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  • 58appall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. horrify, shock; disgust, revolt. See fear, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shock, amaze, horrify, dismay; see dismay , shock 2 . See Synonym Study at dismay . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dismay …

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  • 59awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …

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  • 60boggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. amaze, astound. See surprise. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment: bowl over, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, stagger. See EXCITE, SURPRISE. 2. To… …

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