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stuns

VERB

amaze, shock

Synonyms

WEAK

astonish astound bemuse bewilder blow away bowl over confound confuse daze dumbfound flabbergast floor fog give a turn hit like ton of bricks knock out knock over knock unconscious muddle overcome overpower overwhelm paralyze petrify rock shake up stagger strike dumb surprise take breath away throw a curve

Antonyms

WEAK

expect

VERB

shock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze astonish astound bemuse bewilder confound confuse daze dumbfound flabbergast knock out overcome overpower overwhelm paralyze rock shake up surprise

STRONG

floor fog hit muddle petrify stagger stupefy

WEAK

blow away bowl over knock over knock unconscious strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm clarify clear up enlighten expect explain surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Recently, the tabloid InTouch ran an issue with the headline “Brad Stuns Jen! Marry Me Again!”

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2018

Also in 2018, InTouch ran an issue with the cover line “Brad Stuns Jen! Marry Me Again!” and another about Brad and Jen’s Italian honeymoon.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2018

Lu Stuns Roddick at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England — stood there after the final ball bounced past him, his facial expression split somewhere between dumbfounded and perplexed.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2010

What wondrous prize has kindled this career, Stuns with the din, and chokes us with the dust, On life’s gay stage, one inch above the grave?

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward