Antonyms for awed
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : awd |
Phonetic Transcription : ɔd |
Definition of awed
Origin :- c.1300, earlier aghe, c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, e.g. Old Norse agi "fright;" from Proto-Germanic *agiz- (cf. Old English ege "fear," Old High German agiso "fright, terror," Gothic agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cf. Greek akhos "pain, grief"), from root *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with veneration" is due to biblical use with reference to the Supreme Being. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.
- verb amaze
- His very desolation, amidst the unfamiliar faces, awed and chilled him.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Caeri was awed by the noble and fearless manner of the stranger.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- And now again she spoke in almost awed tones of my "deepness."
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The savage and the satyr might have beheld, and been awed into reverence.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Neither spoke for a long time; an awed silence rested on them.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- We turned back to Fraser, amazed, awed, bursting with questions.
- Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
- They went and waited, silent now, awed by the presence of the men.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- She was awed and a little frightened, but she did not feel like crying.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "I won't know what to do with all that money, Mr. McGuire," said Beth in an awed voice.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- From time to time, awed by the fury of the elements, he looked into the night.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
Synonyms for awed
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