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taken aback









ADJECTIVE
surprised
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Antonyms


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Cruise was initially taken aback by how transformative the jowly prosthetics that artist Kazu Hiro designed for him were.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I was taken aback by how intense and vivid the descriptions were, and not only detailed, but very viscerally described … Mona Awad is not a generic prose writer,” Ah Sing says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Posting social media fliers for free, I was taken aback when 80 people of all levels and backgrounds signed up for my first session, from ages 14 to 90.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Pundits and supporters were taken aback by the switch in position and so too was the player himself.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

He could not understand why Ron looked taken aback.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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