dumbfounded

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adjective

Shocked and speechless.

Similar
amazedastonishedastoundedconfoundedflabbergastedperplexedshockedspeechless
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Meanings

adjectivedumbfounded (comparative more dumbfounded, superlative most dumbfounded)

comparative more dumbfounded · superlative most dumbfounded

  1. Shocked and speechless.

    Synonyms: amazed, astonished, astounded, confounded, flabbergasted, perplexed, shocked, speechless

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of dumbfound

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShocked and speechless.

Similar
amazedastonishedastoundedconfoundedflabbergastedperplexedshockedspeechlessstunnedstupefiedsurprised

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveas if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

Similar
dumfoundedflabbergastedstupefiedthunderstruckdumbstruckdumbstrickensurprised
Also see
abashedastonishedbefuddledconfuseddumbstrickendumbstruckflabbergastedflusteredmisguidednonplussedslack-jawedstupefiedstupentsurprisedthunderstruck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 驚呆 /惊呆, 愣住
  • 驚呆 /惊呆 (jīngdāi)shocked and speechless
  • 愣住 (lèngzhù)shocked and speechless
  • 目瞪口呆 (mùdèngkǒudāi)shocked and speechless
  • 呆若木雞 /呆若木鸡 (dāiruòmùjī)shocked and speechless
Czech zaražený, ohromený
  • zaraženýshocked and speechless
  • ohromenýshocked and speechless
Danish målløs
  • målløsshocked and speechless
Dutch verbijsterd, stupéfait
  • verbijsterdshocked and speechless
  • stupéfaitshocked and speechless
  • verbouwereerdshocked and speechless
  • perplexshocked and speechless
  • onthutstshocked and speechless
  • stomverbaasdshocked and speechless
Finnish sanaton, mykistynyt
  • sanatonshocked and speechless
  • mykistynytshocked and speechless
French stupéfait, éberlué
  • stupéfaitshocked and speechless
  • éberluéshocked and speechless
  • abasourdishocked and speechless
  • ahurishocked and speechless
  • choquéshocked and speechless
German entgeistert, verdutzt
  • entgeistertshocked and speechless
  • verdutztshocked and speechless
Italian stupito, stupefatto
  • stupitoshocked and speechless
  • stupefattoshocked and speechless
  • attonitoshocked and speechless
  • sorpresoshocked and speechless
  • sbalorditoshocked and speechless
  • senza paroleshocked and speechless
Japanese 呆然, 口あんぐり
  • 呆然 (bōzen)shocked and speechless
  • 口あんぐり (kuchi-anguri)shocked and speechless
Malay teruja
  • terujashocked and speechless
Māori hanepī
  • hanepīshocked and speechless
Persian مدهوش
  • مدهوش (madhuš)shocked and speechless
Polish oniemiały, osłupiały
  • oniemiałyshocked and speechless
  • osłupiałyshocked and speechless
Portuguese estarrecido
  • estarrecidoshocked and speechless
Russian ошеломлённый, огоро́шенный
  • ошеломлённый (ošelomljónnyj)shocked and speechless
  • огоро́шенный (ogoróšennyj)shocked and speechless
  • ошара́шенный (ošarášennyj)shocked and speechless
Spanish estupefacto, atónito
  • estupefactoshocked and speechless
  • atónitoshocked and speechless
  • picuetoshocked and speechless
  • a cuadrosshocked and speechless
Swedish mållös
  • mållösshocked and speechless
Thai ตะลึง, ตกตะลึง
  • ตะลึง (dtà-lʉng)shocked and speechless
  • ตกตะลึงshocked and speechless
  • อึ้ง (ʉ̂ng)shocked and speechless
  • อ้ำอึ้งshocked and speechless
  • นิ่งอึ้งshocked and speechless
Cite this entry
APA

dumbfounded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbfounded

MLA

“dumbfounded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbfounded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumbfounded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbfounded.

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