Synonyms of bowls over

bowls over

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowl over

as in amazes

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

she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister

Synonyms & Similar Words

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