GG20

Words or expressions meaning ‘very much surprised’: “When those two got married, I was certainly ________.”

FLABBERGASTED 276
SHOCKED 247
DUMBFOUNDED 134
SURPRISED 79
AMAZED 77
BOWLED OVER 42
FLOORED 39
KNOCKED FOR A LOOP 38
NR 38
THROWN FOR A LOOP 37
ASTONISHED 30
KNOCKED OFF MY FEET 24
TAKEN ABACK 18
STUNNED 16
ASTOUNDED 14
SHOOK UP 13
TAKEN BACK 12
THUNDERSTRUCK 9
COULDN’T BELIEVE IT 8
OVERWHELMED 8
KNOCKED OVER 7
STARTLED 7
YOU COULD HAVE KNOCKED ME OVER WITH A FEATHER 7
FOOLED 5
SHOOK 5
TAKEN OFF MY FEET 5
THROWN FOR A LOSS 5
AGHAST 4
DISAPPOINTED 3
KNOCKED OUT 3
PUT OUT 3
STRUCK DUMB 3
STUMPED 3
BEWILDERED 2
GOT 2
HORRIFIED 2
KNOCK OFF MY FEET 2
KNOCKED FOR A ROW OF PINS 2
KNOCKED OFF MY ROCKER 2
KNOCKED OFF OF MY FEET 2
NONPLUSSED 2
SET BACK 2
SET BACK ON MY HEELS 2
STRUCK 2
TAKEN IN 2
ALARMED 1
ANNOYED 1
AWED 1
BAMBOOZLED 1
BEAT 1
BUFFALOED 1
CAUGHT OFF GUARD 1
CAUGHT UNAWARE 1
COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EARS 1
COULDN’T GET OVER IT 1
DAMN 1
DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN 1
DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN 1
DIDN’T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN 1
DISMAYED 1
DISTURBED 1
DUMBSTRUCK 1
FASHED 1
FAZED 1
FLASTERGATED 1
FLIPPED 1
FREAKED OUT 1
GASSED 1
GIGGED 1
GLAD 1
GOTTEN OFF WITH 1
HAD A FIT 1
IT BOWLED ‘EM OVER 1
IT GOT ME OFF GUARD 1
IT JUST GOT ME 1
IT KNOCKED ME FOR A LOOP 1
IT SURE SURPRISED THE HELL OUT OF ME 1
IT WAS CERTAINLY A SURPRISE 1
IT WAS THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE 1
JOLTED 1
KEELED OVER 1
KNOCKED DOWN 1
KNOCKED FOR A FEATHER 1
KNOCKED FOR A GOAL 1
KNOCKED ME OUT COMPLETELY 1
KNOCKED OFF BALANCE 1
KNOCKED OFF MY PINS 1
KNOCKED OFF MY PROPS 1
MORE THAN SURPRISED 1
NEARLY DROPPED MY BOTTOM TEETH 1
NEARLY FELL OUT 1
NEARLY FLIPPED 1
NEVER WAS SO SURPRISED 1
NOT EXPECTING IT 1
ONLY SURPRISED 1
PETRIFIED 1
REALLY FOOLED 1
REALLY GOT A SHOCK 1
REALLY SHOCKED 1
REALLY SURPRISED 1
REALLY TAKEN ABACK 1
SET BACK IN MY TRACKS 1
SHAKEN 1
SHOCKED TO PIECES 1
SHOT DOWN 1
SO SURPRISED I LIKE TO DROPPED MY TEETH 1
SPELLBOUND 1
SURE WAS GOTTEN 1
SWEP OFF MY FEET 1
SWEPT OFF MY FEET 1
SWEPT OFF OF MY FEET 1
TAKEN 1
TAKEN BY SURPRISE 1
TAKEN FOR A LOOP 1
TAKEN OFF GUARD 1
THAT CERTAINLY TAKES THE CAKE 1
THAT CERTAINLY TAKES THE RAG OFF THE BUSH 1
THAT JUST KNOCKED ME OVER 1
THAT KIND OF GOT ME 1
THAT WAS A BOLT RIGHT OUT OF A CLEAR SKY 1
THAT WAS CERTAINLY A JOLT 1
THREW FOR A LOOP 1
THROWED ME FOR A LOOP 1
THROWN 1
THROWN FOR LOOP 1
THROWN OFF 1
TOOK ALL THE STARCH OUT OF ME 1
TOOK ME OFF MY FEET 1
TOOK OFF MY FEET 1
UNBELIEVABLY SURPRISED 1
UP-TUCK 1
VERY MUCH SURPRISED 1
VERY SURPRISED 1
WAS SO SURPRISED 1
WAS THROW FOR A LOOP 1
WASN’T LOOKING FOR IT 1
WOKE UP 1
WOULD’VE BET A MILLION 1
YOU COULD KNOCK ME OVER WITH A FEATHER 1

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