What is another word for dumbfound?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈʌmfa͡ʊnd], [ dˈʌmfaʊnd], [ d_ˈʌ_m_f_aʊ_n_d]
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Similar words for dumbfound:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- bowl over (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- amaze (verb)
- astonish (verb)
- astound (verb)
- astound, confuse (verb)
- baffle (verb)
- bedazzle (verb)
- befuddle (verb)
- boggle the mind (verb)
- confound (verb)
- daze (verb)
- disappoint (verb)
- dismay (verb)
- embarrass (verb)
- flabbergast (verb)
- floor (verb)
- nonplus (verb)
- overwhelm (verb)
- perplex (verb)
- petrify (verb)
- puzzle (verb)
- shatter (verb)
- stagger (verb)
- stump (verb)
- stun/stupefy (verb)
- surprise (verb)
- other synonyms
- amaze
- bedazzle
- befuddle
- disappoint
- dismay
- flabbergast
- nonplus
- other relevant words
- shatter
- stump
- surprise
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dumbfound:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- excite.
- bowl.
- boggle,
- squash,
- shush,
- flabbergast,
- throw,
- strike with wonder,
- throttle,
- petrify,
- beat,
- quiet,
- pose,
- confound,
- astonish,
- shock,
- hush,
- bowl over,
- dazzle,
- soft-pedal,
- paralyze,
- squelch,
- silence,
- quieten,
- confuse,
- muffle,
- shut down on,
- befuddle,
- amaze,
- choke,
- bedevil,
- gag,
- flummox,
- get,
- vex,
- stick,
- astound,
- put to silence,
- bedaze,
- awestrike,
- bowl down,
- startle,
- hush-hush,
- dumbfounder,
- bewilder,
- stifle,
- awe,
- choke off,
- stupefy,
- gravel,
- strike dead,
- discombobulate,
- muzzle.
v.
• amaze (verb) • astonish (verb)- knocking over,
- knocks over,
- springing on,
- throw curve,
- threw curve,
- throws curve,
- sprang on,
- threw a curve,
- throwing a curve,
- sprung on,
- springs on,
- throwing curve,
- throws a curve.
- dis concerting,
- dis concert,
- dis-concert,
- dis concerted,
- dis concerts,
- dis-concerting,
- dis-concerted,
- buffaloing,
- dis-concerts.
- be-fuddle,
- be fuddle,
- making punchy,
- dis orienting,
- dis-tracts,
- dis-orient,
- be-fuddled,
- dis orient,
- made punchy,
- dis-oriented,
- dis tract,
- makes punchy,
- be-fuddles,
- dis oriented,
- be-fuddling,
- dis-orients,
- dis-tract,
- dis orients,
- dis tracts,
- be fuddles,
- be fuddled,
- dis-orienting,
- be fuddling.
- knocked socks off,
- knock one socks off,
- knocks ones socks off,
- art unbelievable,
- knocked one socks off,
- is unbelievable,
- was unbelievable,
- were unbelievable,
- wert unbelievable,
- knocking one socks off,
- knocks one socks off,
- blowing one away,
- knocking one's socks off,
- knocked ones socks off,
- knocks one's socks off,
- being unbelievable,
- blew one away,
- knocked one's socks off,
- am unbelievable,
- boggle mind,
- wast unbelievable,
- are unbelievable,
- knocking ones socks off,
- blows one away,
- knock ones socks off,
- knocks socks off,
- knocking socks off.
- be-fog,
- dis comfit,
- dis-comfit,
- be-fogs,
- be fogged,
- mis-identifies,
- mis identify,
- be-fogged,
- dis comfits,
- be-fogging,
- dis countenanced,
- dis countenance,
- be fogging,
- dis-comfits,
- mis-identifying,
- mis-identify,
- mis identified,
- metagrobolizing,
- dis countenancing,
- dis-countenance,
- be fog,
- mis identifying,
- dis-countenances,
- mis identifies,
- dis countenances,
- mis-identified,
- metagrobolizes,
- misidentifying,
- dis-countenanced,
- dis-countenancing,
- be fogs.
- be-numb,
- be-numbs,
- be-numbing,
- dis order,
- over-powers,
- over powering,
- be numbing,
- dis ordered,
- over-power,
- dis-order,
- dis ordering,
- be-numbed,
- dis-ordering,
- over powers,
- over power,
- over-powering,
- be numbs,
- be numb,
- dis-orders,
- be numbed,
- dis orders,
- over-powered,
- dis-ordered,
- over powered.
- not showed,
- dis-enchant,
- dis satisfied,
- mis-leads,
- dis enchanted,
- mis-lead,
- fell short of,
- comes nothing,
- mis carries,
- mis-carries,
- falling flat,
- bring naught,
- stands up,
- comes to nothing,
- not shows,
- bringing to naught,
- dis-illusioned,
- mis-leading,
- came to nothing,
- leave the lurch,
- dis appointed,
- brought to naught,
- mis-carry,
- dis-hearten,
- dis-illusions,
- dis-illusion,
- dis heartened,
- dis satisfying,
- dis heartens,
- dis-satisfy,
- dis heartening,
- dis hearten,
- de lude,
- coming nothing,
- not showing,
- dis appoint,
- dis-enchanted,
- brought naught,
- dis-satisfies,
- falling down on,
- dis-enchanting,
- mis carried,
- dis illusion,
- came nothing,
- dis enchanting,
- mis carry,
- come nothing,
- mis leading,
- bringing naught,
- dis illusioned,
- falls down on,
- ruins prospects,
- falls short of,
- brings to naught,
- dis enchants,
- dis enchant,
- dis-heartened,
- mis lead,
- fell flat,
- dis appoints,
- dis satisfies,
- coming to nothing,
- dis appointing,
- leave lurch,
- dis-enchants,
- de-ludes,
- mis carrying,
- dis-appoints,
- mis-carrying,
- de-lude,
- ruined prospects,
- casts down,
- mis-carried,
- brings naught,
- dis-satisfying,
- ruining prospects,
- de ludes,
- falling short of,
- fell down on,
- dis-appointed,
- dis-heartening,
- dis-appoint,
- dashes hopes,
- dis-heartens,
- falls flat,
- dis satisfy,
- dis illusions,
- dis-appointing,
- dis-satisfied.
- dis tress,
- dis quieting,
- dis-tress,
- throw in to tizzy,
- throwing in to tizzy,
- un-hinge,
- dis maying,
- dis-composing,
- un hinging,
- un hinged,
- dis tresses,
- dis quiet,
- dis mayed,
- throws into a tizzy,
- throws into tizzy,
- throwing into tizzy,
- un-hinges,
- throws in to tizzy,
- dis-tresses,
- un-nerves,
- gotten to,
- mucking up,
- dis-quiet,
- threw into tizzy,
- un-hinged,
- threw in to tizzy,
- dis may,
- mucks up,
- dis-composed,
- un hinges,
- dis mays,
- un nerves,
- up-setting,
- dis composed,
- throwing in to a tizzy,
- dis-quiets,
- dis composes,
- snafuing,
- dis-quieted,
- dis quiets,
- up-set,
- dis composing,
- dis tressed,
- dis-maying,
- up sets,
- dis courage,
- un-hinging,
- dis-compose,
- threw into a tizzy,
- gat to,
- dis-may,
- throwing into a tizzy,
- un-nerve,
- dis-mayed,
- dis compose,
- un-nerving,
- threw in to a tizzy,
- un nerved,
- dis-mays,
- un nerving,
- un hinge,
- throw in to a tizzy,
- dis-courages,
- un nerve,
- dis-tressed,
- dis quieted,
- up-sets,
- dis-composes,
- throws in to a tizzy,
- dis-quieting,
- dis courages,
- dis-courage,
- up setting.
- gives a hard time,
- giving a hard time,
- catches short,
- put a spot,
- gave hard time,
- make monkey of,
- putting out of countenance,
- puts in a spot,
- putting in hole,
- gives hard time,
- puts in a hole,
- puts on the spot,
- put out countenance,
- hanged up,
- giving a bad time,
- putting a spot,
- gives a bad time,
- hanging up,
- putting on spot,
- puts out countenance,
- caught one short,
- catching short,
- give bad time,
- makes a monkey of,
- putting hole,
- putting on the spot,
- put the spot,
- put hole,
- hangs up,
- putting in a hole,
- putting in spot,
- puts in spot,
- putting out countenance,
- puts a spot,
- put in spot,
- catching one short,
- puts in hole,
- gave a hard time,
- putting the spot,
- puts hole,
- put in hole,
- puts on spot,
- puts out of countenance,
- making a monkey of,
- catch short,
- makes monkey of,
- puts the spot,
- gave bad time,
- gives bad time,
- puts spot,
- giving bad time,
- puts a hole,
- putting in a spot,
- gave a bad time,
- catches one short,
- giving hard time,
- made monkey of,
- give hard time,
- made a monkey of,
- put spot,
- making monkey of,
- put on spot,
- put a hole,
- putting a hole.
- throws for loop,
- throwing for a loop,
- makes speechless,
- threw for loop,
- threw for a loop,
- making speechless,
- over comes,
- over come,
- throws for a loop,
- over-coming,
- over-comes,
- throwing for loop,
- made speechless,
- over coming.
- brings up short,
- brings short,
- brought short,
- over throws,
- bringing up short,
- de feat,
- de-feat,
- de feats,
- bring short,
- lays low,
- over throw,
- brought up short,
- over-throws,
- over throwing,
- over-throw,
- bringing short,
- over-throwing,
- over-thrown,
- laying low,
- over thrown,
- de-feats.
- messed with one's head,
- mess with head,
- messes with ones head,
- messes with head,
- rattling cage,
- rattles one cage,
- messed with ones head,
- messed with one head,
- rattling one's cage,
- rattled one's cage,
- rattle ones cage,
- rattles cage,
- messes with one's head,
- rattle one cage,
- rattling one cage,
- rattles ones cage,
- rattle cage,
- rattles one's cage,
- messing with one's head,
- messing with head,
- messes with one head,
- rattling ones cage,
- mess with ones head,
- messing with ones head,
- rattled one cage,
- mess with one head,
- rattled ones cage,
- rattled cage,
- messing with one head,
- messed with head.
- blowing out water,
- de stroy,
- de-moralized,
- de moralize,
- over-whelms,
- blew out of water,
- blew out of the water,
- de stroying,
- blows out of the water,
- de-stroying,
- over-whelming,
- blows out the water,
- blew out water,
- ran circles around,
- de-stroyed,
- over whelmed,
- de-stroy,
- de-moralize,
- sub-ordinates,
- sub ordinates,
- over-whelm,
- blowing out of water,
- blowing out of the water,
- blows out of water,
- de stroyed,
- blew out the water,
- rendering speechless,
- running circles around,
- de moralized,
- de stroys,
- de-stroys,
- renders speechless,
- blows out water,
- blow out the water,
- over-whelmed,
- sub ordinate,
- de moralizing,
- blowing out the water,
- over whelms,
- blow out water,
- over whelm,
- de-moralizes,
- over whelming,
- runs circles around,
- sub-ordinate,
- de-moralizing,
- de moralizes.
- be sets,
- be setting,
- be-sets,
- muddies waters,
- muddies the waters,
- snarls up,
- be-set,
- muddied waters,
- muddying the waters,
- muddied the waters,
- be-setting,
- muddying waters,
- snarling up.
- trans-fix,
- trans fixing,
- trans-fixed,
- puts chill on,
- trans fixed,
- trans fix,
- scaring silly,
- trans fixes,
- putting chill on,
- trans-fixes,
- scaring stiff,
- trans-fixt,
- trans-fixing,
- scares silly,
- trans fixt.
- be musing,
- be-musing,
- be-mused,
- profundicating,
- profundicated,
- psychs out,
- profundicates,
- be-muse,
- be muse,
- psyching out,
- be mused.
- breaking a heart,
- brake heart,
- breaks a heart,
- break heart,
- breaking heart,
- broke a heart,
- breaks heart,
- brake a heart,
- broke heart.
- gives a shock,
- gave a shock,
- throwing off balance,
- give shock,
- threw off balance,
- throws balance,
- takes breath away,
- taking breath away,
- giving shock,
- strook dumb,
- gives shock,
- throw balance,
- throwing balance,
- took breath away,
- threw balance,
- strikes dumb,
- gave shock,
- giving a shock,
- striking dumb.
- knocked unconscious,
- hits like ton of bricks,
- knocking unconscious,
- gave a turn,
- giving turn,
- giving a turn,
- gives a turn,
- hits like ton bricks,
- gave turn,
- knocks unconscious,
- gives turn,
- hitting like ton bricks,
- hit like ton bricks,
- give turn,
- hitting like ton of bricks.
- leaves open mouthed,
- sprung something on,
- leaving aghast,
- leaves openmouthed,
- sur prised,
- taking one's breath away,
- takes one's breath away,
- leaving open-mouthed,
- struck with awe,
- sur-prised,
- strook with awe,
- left open mouthed,
- left open-mouthed,
- caused wonder,
- took ones breath away,
- takes ones breath away,
- taking one breath away,
- leaves open-mouthed,
- springs something on,
- leave openmouthed,
- un settle,
- leave open mouthed,
- left openmouthed,
- causing wonder,
- took one breath away,
- leaved openmouthed,
- takes one breath away,
- un-settled,
- un settles,
- leaved open mouthed,
- leaving open mouthed,
- sur-prise,
- leaving openmouthed,
- leaves aghast,
- left aghast,
- un settling,
- striking with awe,
- take ones breath away,
- leaved aghast,
- un-settling,
- causes wonder,
- un-settle,
- strikes with awe,
- sur prising,
- taking ones breath away,
- leaved open-mouthed,
- took one's breath away,
- take one breath away,
- sur-prises,
- sur prise,
- sur-prising,
- sur prises,
- un settled,
- sprang something on,
- springing something on.
Other synonyms:
• amaze • bedazzle • befuddle • disappoint- embitter,
- disenchanting,
- fall flat,
- dashed hopes,
- disenchant,
- stand up,
- bring to naught,
- founders,
- cast down,
- standing up,
- not show,
- fall short of,
- stood up,
- casting down,
- disenchants,
- dashing hopes,
- leave in lurch,
- ruin prospects,
- fall down on,
- dash hopes,
- come to nothing.
- floor,
- Muddy Waters,
- catch one short,
- Fuddling,
- putting spot,
- scared silly,
- Befogging,
- strike dumb,
- nonplus,
- knocking down,
- metagrobolized,
- knocked down,
- stump,
- perplex,
- staggering,
- be unbelievable,
- Buffaloes,
- mucked,
- blow out of the water,
- fuddles,
- put in a hole,
- scare stiff,
- downing,
- downed,
- Snowing,
- knock over with feather,
- render speechless,
- hit like ton of bricks,
- fuddle,
- Dizzied,
- laid low,
- overwhelm,
- misidentify,
- stun,
- psych out,
- dismay,
- fox,
- buffaloed,
- profundicate,
- psyched out,
- posed,
- snarl up,
- puzzling,
- throws off balance,
- Downs,
- run circles around,
- knocked over,
- fuddled,
- befogged,
- dizzies,
- mystify,
- takes aback,
- misidentifies,
- rendered speechless,
- knock one's socks off,
- befogs,
- surprise,
- put on the spot,
- puzzle,
- give a bad time,
- embarrassing,
- buffalo,
- spring on,
- subordinating,
- numbing,
- caught short,
- misidentified,
- disappoint,
- took aback,
- befog,
- mucking,
- struck dumb,
- metagrobolize,
- blow out of water,
- be set,
- knock over,
- blow one away,
- muddy the waters,
- baffle,
- knock unconscious,
- snarled up,
- hang up,
- daze,
- Snowed,
- give a shock,
- embarrass,
- make a monkey of,
- Subordinated,
- lay low,
- knock down,
- put in a spot,
- take aback,
- taking aback,
- faze,
- throw a curve,
- mystified,
- scare silly,
- boggle the mind,
- give a turn,
- knock socks off,
- give a hard time,
- bring up short,
- take breath away,
- knocks down,
- put chill on,
- overwhelms,
- scares stiff,
- bedazzle,
- scared stiff,
- throw off balance,
- put out of countenance,
- stagger.
- cause wonder,
- spring something on,
- leave aghast,
- take one's breath away,
- leave open-mouthed,
- strike with awe.
- pay off,
- annoy,
- arrive,
- drum,
- beat out,
- crush,
- scare,
- DO,
- throw out,
- disturb,
- electrify,
- chafe,
- pound,
- repel,
- sire,
- cut short,
- sustain,
- nettle,
- become,
- bugger off,
- produce,
- receive,
- outfox,
- model,
- muddle,
- thwart,
- suffer,
- go,
- develop,
- regulate,
- rile,
- personate,
- fix,
- disconcert,
- bunk,
- commence,
- cling,
- bring,
- acquire,
- make,
- circumvent,
- jar,
- tantalize,
- bother,
- keep,
- elude,
- rattle,
- impersonate,
- wedge,
- drive,
- beget,
- begin,
- strike,
- cleave,
- tax,
- shut down,
- upset,
- disquiet,
- addle,
- stymie,
- stimulate,
- pulsate,
- exhaust,
- come,
- adhere,
- may,
- ascertain,
- induce,
- tucker,
- attract,
- accept,
- wash up,
- frighten,
- frustrate,
- balk,
- vanquish,
- spoil,
- unsettle,
- escape,
- paralyse,
- mother,
- traumatize,
- stand-by,
- scramble,
- puzzle over,
- bemuse,
- set out,
- worry,
- place,
- put,
- deposit,
- outrage,
- convey,
- capture,
- cohere,
- set,
- sting,
- have,
- beat-up,
- take,
- discompose,
- rip off,
- set about,
- arrest,
- generate,
- jolt,
- get at,
- dash one's hope,
- numb,
- scotch,
- cross,
- lodge,
- hornswoggle,
- quicken,
- distract,
- check,
- father,
- irritate,
- position,
- thrum,
- aim,
- work over,
- stop,
- be superior,
- bond,
- disgust,
- sit,
- bind,
- sicken,
- draw,
- overpower,
- grow,
- revolt,
- knock for six,
- scram,
- blind,
- nark,
- puzzle out,
- discomfit,
- bilk,
- cheat,
- trounce,
- quiver,
- rag,
- ticktock,
- thump,
- unnerve,
- cause,
- outsmart,
- shake,
- agitate,
- foil,
- catch,
- outwit,
- devil,
- lay,
- start out,
- overcome,
- ticktack,
- jilt,
- horrify,
- appal,
- chisel,
- fetch,
- can,
- engender,
- HIT,
- shake up,
- experience,
- undergo,
- complicate,
- flap,
- commove,
- burden,
- bamboozle,
- Dumfound,
- benumb,
- besot,
- present,
- start,
- perturb,
- overreach,
- nauseate,
- pay back,
- shatter,
- tucker out,
- posture,
- play one false,
- find,
- discourage,
- rock,
- contract,
- incur,
- Thunderstrike,
- let,
- soft pedal,
- stay,
- tick,
- bring forth,
- buzz off,
- shell,
- obtain.
How to use "Dumbfound" in context?
To the uninitiated, the word "dumbfound" might conjure up the image of someone who is not particularly bright, but nonetheless manages to find their way around. In fact, the word is derived from the Old English verb dumban, which means "to confound, puzzle, or bewilder". Interestingly, the word's original meaning has not changed much over the years.
This is particularly noticeable when one considers that the word was first documented in print in 1624.
Homophones for Dumbfound:
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