overawed

7.2

Feeling very impressed and a little afraid when you see something important

adjective
/ˌoʊvərˈɔːd/

: asombrado

The students were overawed when they met the famous author at the book signing event.

Examples

As she stood before the magnificent waterfalls, she felt completely overawed by their beauty.
You can't be in the territories without feeling overawed and observed -- some distance, in other words, from Fanon's sense that the colonized are largely 'invisible', ignored and unexamined by the colonizer.

Blog text (27)
After seeing the stunning art exhibit, I was overawed by the artist's incredible talent.

Synonyms

impressed

vsoverawed

542 2.8

Feeling respect for someone because of their skill or quality

is much more intense and includes fear or feeling subdued

flabbergasted

vsoverawed

9 6.7

Very surprised and unable to speak

is about awe that subdues and intimidates rather than only shock

awestruck

vsoverawed

9 6.2

Feeling great wonder and respect, often silent

is stronger, adding intimidation and being subdued by awe

astounded

vsoverawed

7 3.8

Very surprised and unable to believe what happened

involves awe and intimidation rather than mere shock or surprise

awed

vsoverawed

1 3.7

Feeling deep wonder and respect, sometimes a little afraid

is more intense and includes feeling subdued or intimidated by awe

awestricken

vsoverawed

8.6

Feeling great wonder and respect when seeing something impressive

is more about being overwhelmed and dominated by awe

transfixed

vsoverawed

6.7

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

focuses more on intimidation and being deeply subdued rather than stillness

dazzled

vsoverawed

4.2

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

emphasizes intimidation and awe rather than visual dazzlement

astonied

vsoverawed

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move

leans towards awe and being subdued rather than plain shock

Antonyms

unimpressed

14 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

How Awed

overawed

7.2

awed

1 3.7

impressed

542 2.8

Surface Forms

overawed positive

Morphology

overawed = overawe (transparent) = over + awe + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'overawe' with the past-participle suffix '-ed', producing an adjective meaning 'overwhelmed by awe'.

Etymology

Overawed comes from over- meaning 'too much' and awe meaning 'a mix of wonder and fear', the same root you see in awesome. So, to be overawed is to be 'too full of awe', meaning very impressed and a little afraid.