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单词 dumbstruck
释义

dumbstruck

adjective

dumb·​struck ˈdəm-ˌstrək How to pronounce dumbstruck (audio)
: made silent by astonishment

Synonyms

  • amazed
  • astonished
  • astounded
  • awestruck
  • awestricken
  • bowled over
  • dumbfounded
  • dumfounded
  • flabbergasted
  • shocked
  • stunned
  • stupefied
  • thunderstruck
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Example Sentences

The people in the courtroom were dumbstruck by his confession. the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel
Recent Examples on the Web The children were dumbstruck and asked what the items meant. Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf). Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022 Officials at the agency were dumbstruck, according to some of those who spoke with The Post. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 That race left plenty of people dumbstruck or skeptical. Dathan Ritzenhein, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2019 And the stadium, after all that noise, after all those songs, after all those dreams, stood silent, dumbstruck, and stared straight back. New York Times, 11 July 2021 The game soon ended with a strikeout by pinch hitter Kirby McMullen, who swung at a pitch by USF’s closer Orion Kerkering to leave the Gators dumbstruck, demoralized and faced with a Herculean challenge. Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 4 June 2021 Now, in a police training classroom, Christopher was dumbstruck. Isabel Seliger, ProPublica, 29 May 2021 One segment of the Democratic convention featured now-vintage-feeling footage of President Obama springing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on a dumbstruck Joe Biden on their way out of the White House in 2017. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

dumbstruck

adjective

as in amazed
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • amazed
  • stunned
  • shocked
  • astonished
  • surprised
  • horrified
  • appalled
  • dumbfounded
  • dumfounded
  • thunderstruck
  • flabbergasted
  • awestruck
  • stupefied
  • astounded
  • awestricken
  • startled
  • bewildered
  • aghast
  • dazed
  • bowled over
  • overwhelmed
  • blindsided
  • confused
  • awed
  • dismayed
  • surprized
  • openmouthed
  • agape
  • awesome
  • wide-eyed
  • widemouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonchalant
  • unruffled
  • casual
  • blasé
  • blase
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