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taken aback
adjective as in abashed
adjective as in bewildered
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in confused
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in disconcerted
adjective as in dumbfounded
adjective as in muddle-headed
Weak matches
- abashed
- addled
- addlepated
- at a loss
- at sea
- at sixes and sevens
- baffled
- befuddled
- bewildered
- come apart
- confounded
- confusional
- dazed
- discombobulated
- disconcerted
- disorganized
- distracted
- flummoxed
- flustered
- fouled-up
- glassy-eyed
- gone
- misled
- mixed up
- muddled
- nonplussed
- not with it
- out to lunch
- perplexed
- perturbed
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- puzzled
- screwy
- shook-up
- shot to pieces
- slaphappy
- spaced out
- stumped
- thrown
- thrown off balance
- turbid
- unglued
- unscrewed
- unzipped
adjective as in stunned
adjective as in stupefied
Example Sentences
Sheets and her friends Sarah Borland, 29, and Ariana Diaz, 30, were taken aback by the quiet atmosphere in the auditorium, especially compared to “The Eras Tour” movie.”
While she didn't expect many female students, she was taken aback when she saw there wasn't a single girl in her class.
People paying their respects at the memorial were taken aback, with one commenting that, even in Utah, “there are some psychopaths.”
She was taken aback by his forgetfulness, and more so by his hostility.
Even he’s taken aback by how frictionless and joyful this reunion has been.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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