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See definition of awed on Dictionary.com
  • as inbewildered
  • as interrified
  • as inwondering

synonyms for awed

  • astonished
  • baffled
  • befuddled
  • dazed
  • mystified
  • perplexed
  • puzzled
  • rattled
  • shocked
  • startled
  • stunned
  • surprised
  • addled
  • appalled
  • astounded
  • dazzled
  • disconcerted
  • dizzy
  • dumbfounded
  • flabbergasted
  • floored
  • flustered
  • lost
  • misled
  • muddled
  • reeling
  • staggered
  • stumped
  • stupefied
  • thrown
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agog
  • awe-struck
  • bowled over
  • dumbstruck
  • flipped-out
  • giddy
  • in a dither
  • punchy
  • shook-up
  • speechless
  • taken aback
  • thunderstruck
  • uncertain
  • unglued

antonyms for awed

MOST RELEVANT
  • aware
  • clear
  • oriented
  • understanding
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    How to use awed in a sentence

    My students loved the story, awed by its insistence on centering romance amid horror.
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    A very nice FedEx driver named Jemy Balicanta brought her into my apartment building and to my front door, looking a little confused as to why I seemed so awed by the fact that this package had arrived.
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    Regardless, I was awed by the Appalachian topography, the hollows and swimming holes and mountain ridges stacking to the horizon, and the imagery has stuck with me.
    IN ROANOKE, VA., DISCOVERING A GATEWAY TO OUTDOOR ADVENTUREJOHN BRILEYJUNE 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST
    We continue to be awed & humbled by the blessings of parenting.
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    Boston Red Sox slugger and future legend Ted Williams was his wingman for a spell and was awed by Glenn’s coolness under pressure, calling him “the bravest SOB I ever met.”
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    I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
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    "Looks like some wild beast had attacked him," muttered the old man, in awed tones, as he bent over the lifeless body.
    UNCANNY TALESVARIOUS
    Her tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.
    THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
    He felt at once ashamed and awed as he viewed at first hand the unfolding schematic structure.
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    The crowd parted on either side, silenced and awed by the look of potential purpose in the face of this yesterday's hero.
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