stunned

[stuhnd] / stʌnd /

ADJECTIVE

dazed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazed astonished bewildered confused dismayed floored overwhelmed shocked speechless startled surprised

STRONG

astounded confounded dumbfounded flabbergasted frozen numb overcome stumped stupefied

WEAK

aghast blown-away bowled over breathless taken aback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear oriented understanding

Example Sentences

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I felt a little stunned, but nothing had gotten on me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In 2011, Birmingham stunned Arsenal to win the League Cup when Obafemi Martins' late goal earned the Blues their first major trophy.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I get emotional when I see him, but when he speaks I’m so stunned I barely hear what he says,” Peraza said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"When I first saw the experimental data, I was stunned," said Nevidomskyy, a member of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute and the Rice Center for Quantum Materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

I wonder if he is as stunned as I am.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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