astonied

9.9

Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move

adjective

Archaic

: asombrado

She stood astonied at the sudden and unexpected news.

Examples

He stood there, astonied and speechless.
They were left astonied, unable to utter a single word in their disbelief.
The knight looked astonied upon seeing the dragon soaring above the castle.
She was astonied by the unexpected news.
She stood astonied at the sudden and unexpected news, unable to comprehend what she had just heard.
The knight looked astonied upon seeing the dragon soaring majestically above the castle, frozen in awe.
They were left astonied, unable to utter a single word in their disbelief as the surprise unfolded before them.

Synonyms

shocked

vsastonied

543 2.1

Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens

is centered on sheer overwhelming surprise rather than distress or fear

surprised

vsastonied

357 1.0

Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens

is more intense, implying complete overwhelm rather than simple surprise

amazed

vsastonied

138 1.0

Very surprised in a way that shows wonder

is more intense, implying being overwhelmed by surprise

stunned

vsastonied

29 3.0

Too shocked to move or think clearly

focuses on sudden overwhelming surprise rather than bodily immobility

astonished

vsastonied

21 2.7

Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe

is stronger, suggesting being overwhelmed and speechless

flabbergasted

vsastonied

9 6.7

Very surprised and unable to speak

is similar but slightly more archaic and literary in tone

awestruck

vsastonied

9 6.2

Feeling great wonder and respect, often silent

is about being overwhelmed by surprise rather than reverence

astounded

vsastonied

7 3.8

Very surprised and unable to believe what happened

is the older term for the same overwhelming shock feeling

dumbfounded

vsastonied

7 4.6

Very surprised and unable to speak

covers the same silent reaction but with added overwhelming shock

thunderstruck

vsastonied

5 7.0

Very surprised and unable to speak or move

focuses on sudden incapacity rather than calm amazement

nonplussed

vsastonied

3 8.9

Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do

is focused on pure shock rather than confusion about what to do

awed

vsastonied

1 3.7

Feeling deep wonder and respect, sometimes a little afraid

focuses on sudden shock rather than respectful or reverent feeling

gobsmacked

vsastonied

1 8.6

Very surprised and unable to speak

is a similar extreme reaction but less colloquial

wonder-struck

vsastonied

1 7.2

Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange

leans more toward raw shock than calm wonder

staggered

vsastonied

4.4

Very surprised by something you did not expect

suggests being more overwhelmed and stupefied by the event

transfixed

vsastonied

6.7

Unable to look away and to move because you feel very surprised or amazed

is more about being stunned by surprise than being fixed in place

dazzled

vsastonied

4.2

Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing

is broader, covering emotional shock not only visual impressiveness

Antonyms

unimpressed

14 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

unaffected

3 3.9

Not changed or harmed by something and not showing strong feeling

How Surprising

stunned

29 3.0

astonied

Archaic

9.9

amazed

138 1.0

surprised

357 1.0

Surface Forms

astonied positive

Morphology

astonied = astonish (transparent) = astonish + ed

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'astonish' to denote the resulting state; the form is an adjectival/past-participial -ed formation.

Etymology

Astonied comes from an old idea of being hit by thunder: it comes from the Latin root tonare meaning 'to thunder' and from an old French verb that meant 'to stun'. So to be astonied is to be 'thunderstruck' or completely surprised and unable to speak.