Synonyms of astonishes

astonishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of astonish

as in amazes

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amazes
• stuns
• surprises
• startles
• shocks
• astounds
• rocks
• stupefies
• flabbergasts
• dumbfounds
• surprizes
• bewilders
• perplexes
• dumfounds
• bowls over
• befuddles
• disconcerts
• takes by surprise
• dismays
• takes aback
• thunderstrikes
• floors
• confuses
• blindsides
• nonplusses
• discomfits
• confounds
• dazes
• muddles
• blows away
• nonpluses
• shakes up
• jars
• knocks for a loop