What is a antonym for astonished?
(indifferent) Opposite of confounded with surprise or wonder. indifferent. nonchalant. unimpressed. unconcerned.
What is the synonym of astonished?
Some common synonyms of astonish are amaze, astound, flabbergast, and surprise. While all these words mean “to impress forcibly through unexpectedness,” astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world.
Can astonished be used negatively?
Yes, they can. You can say you are astonished that one could be so stupid. Or your friend is astoundingly pigheaded. You could also use extraordinary in place of either word too, although you’d need to rewrite the sentence a bit.
Which is the closest synonym for the word astounded?
Synonyms & Antonyms of astounded
- amazed,
- astonished,
- awestruck.
- (also awestricken),
- bowled over,
- dumbfounded.
- (also dumfounded),
- dumbstruck,
Which is more negative astonished or shocked?
Shocked would be appropriate. It generally has negative connotations — as opposed to surprised, which has positive connotations. Hi Vicki, welcome to ELU!
What is the best synonyms for astonishing?
synonyms for astonishing
- staggering.
- startling.
- striking.
- stunning.
- wonderful.
- wondrous.
- stupefying.
- stupendous.
What is the antonym of astounded?
What are some antonyms for astounded?
antonyms for astound
- calm.
- clarify.
- clear up.
- enlighten.
- expect.
- explain.
- bore.
- dull.
What are the 50 examples of antonyms?
Extra. This is another way of saying that someone or something is too much or over the top.
What is the base word for astonished?
c. 1300, astonien, “to stun, strike senseless,” from Old French estoner “to stun, daze, deafen, astound,” from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex “out” (see ex-) + tonare “to thunder” (see thunder (n.)); so, literally “to leave someone thunderstruck.”
What tense is astonished?
“Read the postings without the benefit of rebuttals, and one is astonished at the level of casual cruelty and abusiveness visited on innocent youth.” Verb Past tense for to surprise, astound, or flabbergast
Do antonyms have the same meaning?
Words with opposite meanings are called antonyms. Like synonyms, antonym pairs must be the same part of speech. Antonyms show a contrast between two ideas. Examples of antonym word pairs are: full and empty fail and succeed happy and sad tiny and enormous wonderful and terrible