Synonyms of takes aback

takes aback

phrase

present tense third-person singular of take aback

as in surprises

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

Everyone was taken aback by her sudden anger.

The family seemed taken aback by the overwhelming generosity of their neighbors.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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