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be taken aback

  • as inwonder
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Synonyms for be taken aback

verb be amazed
  • admire
  • marvel
  • stare
  • boggle
  • gape
  • gawk
  • be astonished
  • be awestruck
  • be confounded
  • be dumbstruck
  • be fascinated
  • be flabbergasted
  • be startled
  • be taken aback
  • look aghast

Antonyms for be taken aback

  • anticipate
  • believe
  • expect
  • know
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to be taken aback

wonder

verb. be amazed

wondered

verb. be amazed

wonders

verb. be amazed
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.