The term 'was startled' refers to a sudden feeling of surprise or shock, often caused by a sudden event or incident. The antonym for 'was startled' would be to remain calm or composed in a situation that would typically cause a strong reaction. Other antonyms for this phrase include serenity, calmness, ease, composure, and tranquility. These words describe a state of mind in which an individual is unfazed by unexpected occurrences and maintains a sense of inner peace and stability. Antonyms for 'was startled' are useful when describing someone who is resilient in the face of adversity or when expressing a sense of calmness in a chaotic environment.

What are the antonyms for Was startled?

• v.

  • wonder
  • anticipate
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  • believe
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  • expect
  ,
  • know
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Famous quotes with Was startled

• Children ensnared me the moment I connected fatherhood with loss, but I am not sure I would have noticed that if I hadn't been immersed in this research. Encountering so much strange love, I fell into its bewitching patterns and saw how splendor can illuminate even the most abject vulnerabilities. I had witnessed and learned the terrifying joy of unbearable responsibility, recognized how it conquers everything else. Sometimes, I had thought the heroic parents in this book were fools, enslaving themselves to a life's journey with their alien children, trying to breed identity out of misery. I was startled to learn that my research had built me a plank, and that I was ready to join them on their ship.

  Andrew Solomon
• Now as ever, he was startled by the wild exuberance of the twentieth century. All these lights! Colored neon and glaring filaments, powered, he had learned, but mechanical dams spanning rivers hundreds of miles away. And most of this—astonishingly—in the name of

  Robert Charles Wilson
• “Oh,” said Brunilla, the cow-searcher. “A man with wings.” That was how she took it. She was startled, yes, but she had never been hurt in her life, so she wasn’t afraid of anyone, and it was a fancy thing to see a winged man and she was proud to meet him.

  Ray Bradbury
• As soon as I could read, I started to devour books on the persecution of religious, racial, or other minority groups. I was startled by the description of the destruction of the Christians by Nero. They were thrown to the lions while the emperor sat laughing on the Roman arena. The Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz's book on the subject, made a strong impression on me, and I read it several times and talked about it often. I realized, vividly, that if a Christian could have called a policeman to help he would not have received any protection. Here was a group of people collectively sentenced to death for no reason except that they believed in Christ. And nobody could help them.

  Henryk Sienkiewicz

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