Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

awestruck

[aw-struhk] / ˈɔˌstrʌk /




ADJECTIVE
wondering
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In backstage footage, fellow A-list performers discuss the star's influence in awestruck tones.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

This is why we’re seeing increasingly over-the-top brand trips to far-flung locales: Brands want the creators attending to be genuinely awestruck by the excess, and posting to show it all off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The fact that it came out following scores of delightful social media posts made by awestruck international visitors who crisscrossed the country to enjoy the World Cup doesn’t help.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Military jets buzzed crowds of awestruck parents and children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

In all our time in the Congo I’d been awestruck by what the ladies could carry this way, but had never once tried it myself.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


Vocabulary lists containing awestruck

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training