Synonyms for awestruck
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : aw-struhk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔˌstrʌk |
Top 10 synonyms for awestruck Other synonyms for the word awestruck
- addled
- admiring
- afraid
- agape
- aghast
- agog
- ajar
- alarmed
- appalled
- astounded
- at a loss
- awe-struck
- awestruck
- bewildered
- bowled over
- confounded
- confused
- dazed
- dazzled
- disconcerted
- dismayed
- dizzy
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- fascinated
- flabbergasted
- flipped out
- floored
- flustered
- frightened
- giddy
- horror-struck
- in a dither
- lost
- misled
- muddled
- nonplussed
- open
- overwhelmed
- petrified
- punchy
- reeling
- shocked
- shook up
- speechless
- staggered
- staring
- startled
- stumped
- stunned
- stupefied
- surprised
- taken aback
- terrified
- thrown
- thunderstruck
- uncertain
- uncomprehending
- unglued
- wonderstruck
- yawning
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for awestruck
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