take+aback
101astound — v astonish, surprise, amaze, Inf. flabbergast, dumbfound, dumbfounder, strike dumb, render speechless; stun, stagger, boggle, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. hit [s.o.] like a ton of bricks, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf …
102dumfound — v astound, astonish, amaze, Inf. flabbergast, strike dumb, render speechless, dumfounder; stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; stupefy, petrify, paralyze, benumb …
103stagger — v 1. reel, sway, rock; teeter, totter, teeter totter, wobble; lurch, pitch, Brit. Dial. stoit. 2. falter, waver, hesitate, pause, hang back; demur, boggle, think twice, have second thoughts; hem and haw, blow hot and cold, shilly shally, be of… …
104startle — v 1. dismay, disturb, agitate, shake up, perturb, unsettle, discompose, upset, jolt, jar; surprise, come up behind, sneak up on, take aback, take off one s guard; astonish, astound, amaze, boggle, overwhelm, overcome; stun, shock, scare, frighten …
105stun — v 1. deaden, numb, benumb, anesthetize, knock out, Euph. put to sleep; All Sl. KO, kayo, lay out, coldcock. 2. shock, startle, gravel, jar, jolt, shake, shake up, give one a turn, take aback, Inf. discombobulate; hit like a ton of bricks, daze,… …
106stagger — [v1] walk falteringly alternate, careen, dither, falter, halt, hesitate, lurch, overlap, pitch, reel, shake, stammer, step, sway, swing, teeter, titubate, topple, totter, vacillate, waver, wheel, whiffle, wobble, zigzag; concept 151 stagger [v2]… …
107flabbergast — 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 …
108dismay — I noun affright, agitation, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, chagrin, consternation, discomfort, discomposure, discouragement, disheartenment, disquiet, doubt, dread, fret, inquietude, intimidation, misgiving, mistrust, perturbation, pique, qualm,… …
109amaze — Synonyms and related words: addle, admiration, affect, amazement, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baffle, bamboozle, beat, bedaze, bedazzle, bewilder, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, buffalo, confound, confoundment, daze, dazzle, dumbfound,… …
110appall — Synonyms and related words: abash, astound, awe, confound, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, disgust, dismay, faze, freeze, give offense, gross out, horrify, nauseate, offend, overawe, paralyze, petrify, put off, put out, repel, revolt, scare stiff,… …
