1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

Example Sentences:
'an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation'
'I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral'
'astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing'
'stood in stunned silence'
'stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses'

Synonyms

• amazed
• astonied
• astonished
• astounded

2. kayoed, knocked out, ko'd, out, stunned

knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Synonyms

• kayoed
• knocked out
• ko'd
• out

3. dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

Example Sentences:
'he had a dazed expression on his face'
'lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow'
'was stupid from fatigue'

Synonyms

• dazed
• stupefied
• stupid