aback
39
6.0
- adverb
- /əˈbæk/
:
sorprendido
- I was so taken aback that I could not put a name to the animal.
- taken aback
- somewhat taken aback
- seemed taken aback
And I was taken a little aback and I said, gosh, are we talking about the same script?
- And I was taken a little aback and I said, gosh, are we talking about the same script?
- I was a little taken aback at first at the slight tug on the skin.
- And they're naturally also sort of taken aback by it because what do you do?
- At first I was taken aback, but once he said trust me, I was all in.
- I was slightly taken aback by some of those words, cruelty, wonder, brilliance and tragedy.
- I was completely taken aback that somebody gave me a dot, which is feedback for people watching this.
- I was doing my Jennifer Coolidge impression to great acclaim, it should be known, and I was a little taken aback by this comment.
- And, and I remember just being so taken aback by the way she was pursued her whole life and then the way she died and how it all ended tragically.
- This palette from Bare Minerals, like I open this up and I was just taken aback by the beauty of these pearly, really pretty highlighter kind of tones.
- And I was taken aback by how hopeless and despairing some people out there are with respect to women in relationships.
- And she's, like, kind of taken aback, which, you know, it, honestly.
Examples
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Well, I was just taken aback by the whole situation.
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We're all a bit taken aback at how huge this case has suddenly become.
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And I was like very taken aback by it.
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At first I was taken aback, but once he said trust me, I was all in.
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We were certainly taken aback by this most tragic accident.
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I was rather taken aback by his lifestyle and began to wonder what was going on.
Academic text (1992) -
"You mean abandon your family?" I am really taken aback by her words.
Fiction book (1992) -
We were all taken aback, and moved and touched by it, because of this tremendous affection.
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Naturally, she was rather taken aback and seemed puzzled as to how she should respond.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I heard the bad news, I was aback and didn't know how to react.
Synonyms
543
2.1
Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens
357
1.0
Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens
138
1.0
Very surprised in a way that shows wonder
51
4.2
Not ready or paying attention when something happens
29
4.1
Surprised and not ready for something that happens suddenly
29
3.0
Too shocked to move or think clearly
21
2.7
Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe
9
6.7
Very surprised and unable to speak
7
3.8
Very surprised and unable to believe what happened
5
7.0
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
1
6.9
Feeling confused and uneasy because something surprised you
1
8.6
Very surprised and unable to speak
Very surprised by something you did not expect
Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move
Antonyms
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aback later gave us the phrase 'taken aback'. If a ship was suddenly stopped by the wind the sailors were surprised, so to be 'taken aback' now means to be suddenly surprised or shocked.