bowl over
verb
bowled over; bowling over; bowls over
transitive verb
1
: to take unawares
2
: impress entry 1 sense 1
Synonyms
- amaze
- astonish
- astound
- dumbfound
- dumfound
- flabbergast
- floor
- rock
- shock
- startle
- stun
- stupefy
- surprise
- surprize
- thunderstrike
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Word History
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bowling over
verb
as in amazing
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister Synonyms & Similar Words
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- amazing
- surprising
- stunning
- shocking
- astonishing
- startling
- taking aback
- rocking
- taking by surprise
- blowing away
- shaking up
- dumfounding
- astounding
- thunderstriking
- stupefying
- knocking for a loop
- flooring
- flabbergasting
- dumbfounding
- perplexing
- surprizing
- bewildering
- disconcerting
- nonplusing
- nonplussing
- blindsiding
- dazing
- confusing
- jarring
- befuddling
- dismaying
- muddling
- discomfiting
- confounding