strike with awe

VERB

surprise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze astound awe bewilder confound confuse dazzle disconcert dismay dumbfound flabbergast overwhelm perplex rattle shock startle stun unsettle

STRONG

consternate daze discomfit electrify floor jar jolt nonplus petrify rock stagger stupefy

WEAK

blow away bowl over cause wonder leave aghast leave open-mouthed shake up spring something on strike dumb take aback take one's breath away throw a curve

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm clarify clear up comfort compose enlighten expect explain order soothe

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strike with awe

His majesty of demeanor, his calm deportment, the reasonableness of his pretensions, had not failed to strike with awe and respect his four thousand comrades of captivity.

From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray

Wherever o'er thy billows lonely I might direct my careless prow, Amid thy waste one object only Would strike with awe my spirit now; One rock ... the sepulchre of glory ...

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various

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