STUNNED Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in amazed

affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise realizing that they had been left out of the will, the billionaire's relatives just sat there, stunned

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as in bewildered

suffering from mental confusion the loud noise left her momentarily stunned

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stunned

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verb

past tense of stun

as in dazed

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas

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as in surprised

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff

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Recent Examples of stunned

Adjective

Vehicles were buried, and some stunned survivors were caked in mud. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud. — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 When Sanft asked him to identify them, McDonald appeared stunned and turned toward Davis. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers' safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. — CBS News, 29 July 2026 Pulling out the rocket launcher Mac had bought him on the dark web, Dennis was genuinely overcome, caressing his bucket-list war weapon in stunned gratitude, while Mac beamed in what, on any other show, would be heartwarming friendship. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 The first booking was handed out in the 41st minute and — set your faces to stunned – it was shown to an Argentina player. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Megan Fox looked stunned in sheer black underwear and a lengthy veil in photos shared to her Instagram account on Thursday. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Verb

Once broken, the enemy is stunned and vulnerable to a powerful, unique finisher attack. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 Westlake is coming off an impressive triple OT win over Newbury Park, while Agoura stunned Saugus in Week 0. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026 She was stunned how closely autism’s description fit her creative, sensitive girl — her strong need for routine, social anxiety, challenges with communication and sensory processing. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 My cellphone hasn’t stopped pinging with messages from friends who are stunned by the news. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The final price tag stunned the industry and reflected a confluence of factors inside and outside San Diego. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 One plaintiff, a 600-pound 15-year-old, acknowledged gorging at McDonald’s daily but was stunned by his rapidly expanding girth. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026 Paulina Porizkova, Halle Berry and Elizabeth Hurley are just a few of the stars over 55 who stunned in recent Instagram posts showcasing their toned bikini bodies. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 New Zealand stunned South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday and drew first blood in their historic four-test series. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunned

Adjective

Experts are amazed to see such progress in the humanoid robot industry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
When ChatGPT came out in 2022, a lot of people were amazed at how human-like the bot was.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of amazed

Verb

Bruce Springsteen surprised the coastal crowd during Bleachers‘ show in Asbury Park to deliver a pair of nostalgic Jersey-centric songs on Friday night.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
In this time, Lamb surprised some people by voting to ordain Gene Robinson, a gay man, as bishop in 2003.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of surprised

Adjective

The man who was shocked was taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with life-threatening injuries.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.

— Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shocked

Adjective

Also, if the switch from side by side to one-front/one-back happened instantaneously, your brain would get confused about how to interpret the images delivered from each eye, since the setup would be quite different from what you were used to.

— Abigail Witmer, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Critics of the move have been vocal, and many residents were left confused.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

Notably, Lohan rocked a $3,000 minidress by Cult Gaia in strawberry-pink, the perfect complement to her long blonde hair and pink lipstick.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
The sports world was rocked this past week by accusations that Major League Baseball's richest team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, were funded primarily by fraud.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of rocked

Verb

The heated rhetoric has infuriated and astonished most Canadians; in a recent poll, seventy-six per cent supported the decision of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to walk away from trade talks with Washington.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Taken during Yeltsin’s trip to America months before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, the photos show the former Russian president astonished by the variety of frozen foods at Randall’s supermarket in Houston.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of astonished

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