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Antonyms for takes aback
| Grammar : Verb |
- abet
- aid
- appease
- approve
- assist
- assure
- bore
- calm
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- compose
- delight
- dull
- educate
- embolden
- encourage
- enlighten
- expect
- explain
- explicate
- give in
- gladden
- hearten
- help
- incite
- inspirit
- lay out
- lose
- make happy
- order
- permit
- placate
- please
- quiet
- reassure
- settle
- soothe
- support
- surrender
- yield
Definition of takes aback
- As in nonplus : verb confuse, perplex
- As in astonish : verb surprise
- As in astound : verb amaze
- As in stagger : verb astound, shock
- As in startle : verb frighten, surprise
- As in surprise : verb astonish; cause amazement
- As in discomfit : verb defeat, frustrate; confuse
- As in disconcert : verb shake up; confuse
- As in dismay : verb disappoint, fill with consternation
- As in dumbfound : verb astound, confuse
Synonyms for takes aback
- abash
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- amaze
- annoy
- appall
- astonish
- astound
- awe
- baffle
- balk
- beat
- bewilder
- blow away
- blow one's mind
- boggle
- bolt
- bother
- bowl over
- buffalo
- bug
- cause wonder
- checkmate
- chill
- confound
- confuse
- consternate
- daunt
- daze
- dazzle
- demoralize
- devastate
- disarrange
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dismay
- dispirit
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- electrify
- embarrass
- faze
- flabbergast
- floor
- flummox
- flurry
- fluster
- foil
- foul up
- fright
- frighten
- frustrate
- get
- get to
- give a shock
- give a turn
- hinder
- horrify
- irk
- jar
- jolt
- jump
- knock over
- knock over with feather
- leave aghast
- leave open-mouthed
- louse up
- make jump
- mess up
- mess with one's head
- muck up
- muddle
- mystify
- nonplus
- outwit
- overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- paralyze
- perplex
- perturb
- petrify
- prevent
- psych out
- put off
- put one away
- puzzle
- rattle
- rattle one's cage
- rock
- ruffle
- scare
- scare to death
- screw up
- shake
- shake up
- shatter
- shock
- snafu
- spook
- spring
- spring on
- spring something on
- stagger
- start
- startle
- stick
- strike dumb
- strike with awe
- stump
- stun
- stupefy
- stymie
- surprise
- take aback
- take breath away
- take one's breath away
- terrify
- terrorize
- throw
- throw a curve
- throw into a tizzy
- throw into tizzy
- throw off balance
- thwart
- trouble
- trump
- unbalance
- undo
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- upset
- upset apple cart
- vex
- worry
- worst
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