Definition for Startled:

• of Startle

Synonyms for Startled:

• adj.

  •fearful (adjective)
  • afraid.
  •frightened (adjective)
  • horrified,
  • fainthearted,
  • jittery,
  • apprehensive,
  • anxious,
  • timid,
  • scared,
  • paralyzed,
  • cowardly,
  • fearful,
  • intimidated,
  • rattled,
  • Harrowed,
  • agitated,
  • chicken-livered,
  • spooked,
  • alarmed,
  • lily-livered,
  • unnerved,
  • weak-kneed,
  • terrified.

• v.

  •alarmed (verb)
  • alerted,
  • Signaled,
  • dismayed,
  • panicked.
  •amazed (verb)
  • open-eyed.
  •confused (verb)
  • bewildered.
  •surprised (verb)
  • jolted,
  • astonished,
  • took aback,
  • caught unawares,
  • astounded.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • tame,
  • shaken,
  • chary,
  • claustrophobic.
  •
  • nervy.
  •Other relevant words:
  • initiated,
  • threatened,
  • departed,
  • upset,
  • Bedazzled,
  • moved,
  • floored,
  • befuddled,
  • Boggled,
  • ruffled,
  • in a funk,
  • appalled,
  • dumfounded,
  • overwhelmed,
  • bypassed,
  • Jerked,
  • consternated,
  • disoriented,
  • aroused,
  • Originated,
  • daunted,
  • in,
  • galvanised,
  • daze,
  • parted,
  • Roused,
  • thrown,
  • bounded,
  • Shied,
  • disturbed,
  • knocked out,
  • Skipped,
  • overpowered,
  • in a state,
  • overcome,
  • bowled over,
  • unsettled,
  • perturbed,
  • startle,
  • nonplussed,
  • bemused,
  • electrified,
  • be afraid,
  • bowled down,
  • Winced,
  • perplexed,
  • puzzled,
  • in a trance,
  • Affrighted,
  • frighten,
  • Derailed,
  • Staggered,
  • Alternated,
  • Galvanized,
  • Flinched,
  • confused,
  • dizzy,
  • confounded,
  • Commenced,
  • shook,
  • disconcerted,
  • flabbergasted,
  • dazzled,
  • Jarred,
  • flustered,
  • dazed,
  • baffled,
  • Jumped,
  • started,
  • disquieted.

Paraphrases for Startled:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    surprised, scared.
  • Verb, past tense
    astonished.
  • Verb, past participle
    astonished, surprised.

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Caught, Walked, found, spooked, surprised, frightened, scared.
  • Verb, past participle
    terrified, alarmed, Overheard, Caught, struck, overwhelmed, Feared, disturbed, discovered, puzzled, confused, Freaked, scarred, thrown, worried, Rocked, spooked, bugged, frightened, scared, stunned, shocked.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    frightened, stunned, shocked.

Antonyms for Startled:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    not surprised, unsurprised.

Homophones for Startled:

• stridulate.