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91overwhelm — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, amaze, anguish, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baptize, be prodigal with, be strong, beat, beat down, bedaze, bedazzle, bend, bewilder, blank, board,… …
92amaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. astonish, astound, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. astonish, perplex, astound; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. astonish, stun, fascinate,… …
93awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …
94difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; …
95startle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. start, alarm, frighten, shock, surprise, amaze. See surprise, doubt, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alarm, shock, astonish, disturb, agitate; see also frighten 1 , surprise 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
96unpreparedness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of preparation Nouns 1. unpreparedness, unreadiness, improvidence, imprudence; inadvertence (see inattention); negligence; improvisation, unpremeditation (see impulse); immaturity, prematurity. See… …
97disconcert — verb Sheila s unexpected appearance disconcerted him Syn: unsettle, discomfit, throw/catch off balance, take aback, rattle, unnerve, disorient, perturb, disturb, perplex, confuse, bewilder, baffle, fluster, ruffle, shake, upset, agitate …
98stupefy — verb 1) the blow had stupefied her Syn: stun, daze, knock unconscious, knock out, lay out 2) they were stupefied from the wine Syn: drug, sedate, tranquilize, intoxicate, inebriate; informal dope 3) …
99abash — v disconcert, discomfit, take aback, ruffle, discompose; embarrass, chagrin, discountenance, put out of countenance, shame, put to shame, make ashamed, humiliate, mortify, humble, put down, take down, disgrace, cause to lose face; nonplus,… …
100amaze — v astound, astonish, dumfound, Inf. flabbergast; strike with wonder, stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; startle, surprise, disconcert, bewilder; dazzle,… …
