Antonyms for awestruck

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : aw-struhk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔˌstrʌk

Definition of awestruck

Origin : 1630s, "overwhelmed by reverential fear," from awe (n.) + struck (see strike (v.)).

As in thunderstruck : adj amazed, astonished
As in bewildered : adj confused
As in blank : adj dumbfounded
As in wondering : adj marveling
As in aghast : adj horrified; very surprised
As in agape : adv amazed

Example sentences :

I did not need the awestruck whispers round me to tell me what it was.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

"I understand it all now," he exclaimed, with awestruck dismay.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

An air of awestruck expectation had replaced their usual listless apathy.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

Awestruck yowls from above indicated that Prue was in hot water.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

"Aye, you may well look," he cried to the awestruck worshippers.
Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

I stood amongst my awestruck congregation for a few minutes.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

"I never saw Mr. Evringham so upset in my life," she said in an awestruck tone.
Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham

At length Robert beckoned; and she flew at first, then slackened her pace, awestruck.
Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge

"I thought it looked like him, too," said Harry, in an awestruck whisper.
Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting

They would not lose, nor allow him to lose for an instant, their awestruck sense of it.
Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for awestruck

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