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What is another word for
taken by surprise
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Verb
Past participle for to astound or surprise someone
Past participle for to do something (to someone) unexpectedly
Past participle for to bushwhack or catch unaware by hitting unexpectedly
Past participle for to (attempt to) grab or capture suddenly, especially by lunging at
Past participle for to attack someone, typically from a hidden position
Past participle for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded)
Past participle for to disturb the composure of
(
of a feeling
)
Past participle for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully
Adjective
Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation
Caused to feel surprised or taken aback due to an unexpected event
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Verb
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Past participle for to astound or surprise someone
stunned
surprised
startled
astonished
astounded
dumbfounded
stupefied
flabbergasted
shocked
bewildered
nonplussed
staggered
floored
dazed
shaken
disconcerted
thrown
unnerved
discomposed
unsettled
disturbed
jolted
disquieted
taken aback
shaken up
stricken dumb
knocked sideways
knocked for six
knocked out
stopped someone in their tracks
amazed
bowled over
confounded
rocked
dumfounded
thunderstricken
surprized
left open-mouthed
blown away
overwhelmed
left aghast
knocked the stuffing out of
caught off balance
knocked for a loop
put one away
boggled the mind
blown your mind
flummoxed
perplexed
confused
puzzled
rendered speechless
boggled
taken your breath away
beat
impressed
stumped
fazed
dismayed
overcome
benumbed
knocked over with feather
thrown into a tizzy
knocked over
thrown a curve
sprung on
delighted
overawed
moved
struck
touched
stricken
alarmed
affected
electrified
shattered
abashed
gobsmacked
thrown for a loop
flabaghast
made speechless
bemused
thrown off balance
given a shock
bamboozled
befuddled
discombobulated
addled
fuddled
vexed
vext
muddled
beaten
foxed
disoriented
buffaloed
befogged
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
mazed
gotten
baffled
obfuscated
mixed up
setted someone thinking
mystified
got
fogged
posed
made someone scratch their head
screwed up
wildered
caused to be at a stand
distracted
muddied
threw
shook
thunderstruck
took aback
shook up
blew away
struck dumb
took by surprise
took your breath away
appalled
awed
dazzled
upset
enthralled
fascinated
spellbound
hypnotized
US
bedazzled
excited
captivated
hypnotised
UK
stirred
horrified
hit like a ton of bricks
enchanted
overpowered
petrified
perturbed
overcame
repelled
mesmerized
US
rattled
gripped
offended
disgusted
outraged
thrilled
revolted
nauseated
roused
numbed
enthused
scandalized
US
agitated
galvanized
US
sickened
stimulated
mesmerised
UK
jarred
galvanised
UK
swept off feet
scandalised
UK
arrested
blew your mind
setted someone back on their heels
made one's hair stand on end
scared
frightened
terrified
beset
grabbed
exhilarated
hit
discomfited
intimidated
paralysed
UK
affrighted
daunted
aroused
gat
paralyzed
US
worried
distressed
slayed
provoked
consternated
eluded
got to
messed with one's head
harrowed
cut a figure
swept someone off their feet
distressed greatly
boggled the mind of
hit like ton of bricks
threw off balance
threw a curve
sprang on
disorientated
bewitched
conquered
traumatized
US
exercised
panicked
entranced
filled with wonder
filled with amazement
stumbled
thwarted
balked
US
rivetted
riveted
spooked
baulked
UK
brought up short
terrorized
US
besotted
enraptured
frighted
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
engrossed
animated
displeased
alarumed
dizzied
invigorated
fired
titillated
energized
US
left speechless
held
cowed
angered
antagonized
US
inspired
charged
intoxicated
slain
slew
caused wonder
devastated
traumatised
UK
insulted
antagonised
UK
chilled
confusticated
wowed
knocked senseless
made splash
discomforted
deterred
gotten to
frenzied
motivated
blinded
confuscated
caught up
discouraged
threw off
thrown off
unhinged
frustrated
energised
UK
envigorated
magnetised
UK
magnetized
US
dynamized
commoved
disheartened
threw for a loop
gorgonized
transfixed
grossed out
demoralized
US
stiffed
riveted the attention of
browbeat
flustered
defeated
raised someone's eyebrows
got someone going
turned on
fired with enthusiasm
bulldozed
registered with
scored with
scarified
terrorised
UK
demoralised
UK
completely surprised
taken the wind out of your sails
took the wind out of your sails
scared off
carried away
got at
stirred up
chilled to the bone
swept away
pumped up
scared away
made a splash
made one's blood run cold
scared to death
lit a fire under
scared the daylights out of
knocked dead
made teeth chatter
besotten
hat
hitten
flabagasted
holden
struck with awe
stricken with awe
gave offence to
given offence to
threw into a tizzy
gave a shock
browbeaten
thrown a curveball
threw a curveball
thrown for loop
gotten at
threw for loop
shaken out of your complacency
shook out of your complacency
gave a turn
given a turn
curdled the blood
curdles the blood
struck terror into
stricken terror into
knock down with a feather
gave someone a charge
given a buzz
gave someone a kick
gave a buzz
given someone a kick
given someone a charge
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“It would
take her by surprise
when a young woman appeared in front of her.”
Verb
▲
Past participle for to do something (to someone) unexpectedly
ambushed
caught unawares
caught napping
caught on the hop
burst in on
crept up on
taken unawares
surprised
caught out
caught red-handed
caught off guard
caught in the act
come down on like a bolt from the blue
come down on
caught someone with their pants down
come upon
snuck up on
come up behind
come up on
wrong-footed
caught someone with their trousers down
stolen up on
caught in an unguarded moment
found unprepared
startled
outmanoeuvred
UK
outmaneuvered
US
thrown
ambuscaded
waylaid
waylayed
laid for
disrupted
disturbed
caught off-guard
sprung upon
bushwhacked
captured
sprung on
interrupted
lain in wait
caught off-balance
intruded on
dropped in on
caught in flagrante delicto
took by surprise
sprang upon
came upon
sprang on
came down on
lay in wait
came down on like a bolt from the blue
took unawares
threw
stole up on
came up on
came up behind
approached unnoticed
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“We must resort to the stratagem of keeping close to the enemy all through the game, with the hope of winning at the very finish by an unexpected spurt that will
take them by surprise
.”
Verb
▲
Past participle for to bushwhack or catch unaware by hitting unexpectedly
ambushed
bushwhacked
sucker punched
caught unaware
hit unexpectedly
sucker-punched
Verb
▲
Past participle for to (attempt to) grab or capture suddenly, especially by lunging at
pounced
grabbed
seized
snatched
captured
tackled
taken unawares
attacked suddenly
caught off-guard
made a grab for
Verb
▲
Past participle for to attack someone, typically from a hidden position
ambushed
entrapped
trapped
surprised
ambuscaded
waylaid
waylayed
ensnared
surprized
attacked
assailed
bushwhacked
assaulted
hooked
pounced on
laid a trap for
attacked by surprise
dry gulched
setted an ambush for
set trap
Verb
▲
Past participle for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded)
caught
discovered
detected
exposed
found
founden
unmasked
encountered
surprised
come upon
come across
caught out
caught red-handed
found out
caught in the act
lit on
stumbled on
stumbled upon
burst in on
caught off guard
caught unawares
chanced on
chanced upon
happened upon
brought to light
hit upon
taken unawares
Verb
▲
Past participle for to disturb the composure of
disconcerted
disturbed
upset
perturbed
discomposed
agitated
unsettled
unnerved
confused
confounded
rattled
worried
fazed
flustered
dismayed
nonplussed
bewildered
discomfited
perplexed
thrown
startled
ruffled
troubled
surprised
shaken
baffled
abashed
discombobulated
puzzled
embarrassed
distracted
discountenanced
flummoxed
flurried
mortified
frustrated
undone
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
disoriented
bugged
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
unbalanced
hindered
disarranged
baulked
UK
balked
US
taken aback
shaken up
thrown off balance
got to
gotten to
put off
caught off balance
psyched out
stopped someone in their tracks
put someone off their stroke
made someone scratch their head
fouled up
put out of countenance
put someone off their stride
setted someone back on their heels
caused to be at a stand
upset the applecart
Verb
▲
(
of a feeling
)
Past participle for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully
overtaken
hit
hitten
befallen
engulfed
overwhelmed
struck
stricken
caught
come upon
overcome
overhauled
overpowered
surprised
betid
betided
consumed
enveloped
swamped
whelmed
assailed
happened
outdone
reached
swept over
happened to
fallen on
caught off guard
got to
gotten to
caught unawares
caught unprepared
swallowed up
caught off-guard
Adjective
▲
Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation
caught with one's pants down
unprepared
caught flat-footed
caught napping
caught off balance
caught off guard
caught offside
caught unaware
caught unawares
caught with one's guard down
ill-prepared
in a vulnerable position
flat-footed
Adjective
▲
Caused to feel surprised or taken aback due to an unexpected event
surprised
astonished
amazed
flabbergasted
shocked
staggered
stunned
astounded
bewildered
nonplussed
speechless
startled
stupefied
confounded
dazed
dumbfounded
floored
incredulous
perplexed
dumbstruck
flummoxed
gobsmacked
stumped
agape
bemused
overcome
addled
aghast
awed
awestricken
awestruck
confused
disconcerted
overwhelmed
thunderstruck
unnerved
alarmed
benumbed
discomposed
dumfounded
frightened
jolted
shaken
wonderstruck
bowled over
open-mouthed
shell-shocked
taken aback
wide-eyed
blown away
goggle-eyed
openmouthed
shaken up
at a loss
at a loss for words
in amazement
knocked for six
lost for words
unable to believe your eyes
caught on the hop
caught on the wrong foot
filled with amazement
filled with astonishment
filled with awe
filled with wonder
unable to believe one's ears
befuddled
bedeviled
US
puzzled
bushed
baffled
bedevilled
UK
befogged
dismayed
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
wondering
fuddled
distracted
dopey
addlepated
dizzy
mystified
discombobulated
bamboozled
thrown
muddled
wildered
breathless
fogged
dopy
at sea
thrown off balance
mixed-up
lost
muddleheaded
zonked
muzzy
pixillated
pixilated
disoriented
spacy
silly
spacey
slaphappy
punchy
raddled
agog
mazed
spaced
slack-jawed
struck dumb
at sixes and sevens
punch-drunk
spaced-out
dazzled
fazed
discomfited
horrified
disorientated
clueless
dumb
troubled
flustered
vexed
staring
rattled
foxed
spellbound
beat
buffaloed
dazed and confused
appalled
in a dither
uncertain
tongue-tied
awe-stricken
in shock
numbed
electrified
abashed
overawed
shattered
stupid
rendered speechless
enthralled
left speechless
completely surprised
stuck
knocked for a loop
gaga
giddy
hazy
scared
spooked
nonplused
licked
knocked
off-balance
awe-struck
off balance
terrified
staring in amazement
afraid
knocked out
knocked sideways
beaten
had their heads messed with
uncomprehending
besotted
made to scratch their head
confusticated
lost at sea
gravelled
UK
got
graveled
US
thrown off
caused to be at a stand
discountenanced
frustrated
addle
hard-pressed
hard put
numb
frozen
intoxicated
zonked-out
groggy
woozy
out of it
all at sea
not with it
mixed up
fuzzy
foggy
woolly
UK
vague
wooly
US
unsettled
adrift
absent-minded
upset
disturbed
addlebrained
unglued
woolly-headed
clouded
lightheaded
wobbly
unhinged
shook up
unsteady
unbalanced
spaced out
blank
cloudy
staggering
blurry
dreamy
inattentive
disorganized
US
doubtful
light-headed
disorganised
UK
muddle-headed
out to lunch
at a complete loss
faint
shaky
stymied
astray
demented
senile
abstracted
deranged
woolly-minded
tipsy
unstable
shook
preoccupied
absorbed
gone
worried
reeling
faraway
weak-kneed
fouled up
wonky
slap-happy
out-of-joint
confusional
without ideas
weak in the knees
in a muddle
addle-brained
off-course
in a state of confusion
at wits' end
distant
daft
touched
trippy
simple
senseless
vertiginous
nonsensical
dozy
delirious
insensible
cold
swimmy
aswoon
whirling
put to it
uncertain which way to turn
bollixed
irrational
unsound
foolish
psychotic
crazy
not knowing if you are coming or going
swimming
whacko
with Alzheimer's disease
mind-blown
without a clue
going round in circles
blind
blinded
light
perturbed
up against a brick wall
without an answer
glassy-eyed
shot to pieces
screwy
unscrewed
in a fog
not knowing whether one is coming or going
off-track
ruffled
distressed
out of control
not knowing if one is coming or going
bedazzled
impressed
annoyed
flurried
unzipped
asea
sailing
not adjusted
off-beam
in botheration
in a tizzy
psyched-out
caught off balance
out of countenance
shook-up
messed-up
absent
distrait
engrossed
absentminded
unsystematic
scatterbrained
musing
unaware
vacant
forgetful
unreliable
undependable
diverted
agitated
feather-headed
empty-headed
erratic
birdbrained
daydreaming
scatty
feather-brained
oblivious
unfocused
dippy
unthinking
unheeding
dappy
heedless
sidetracked
pensive
with a mind like a sieve
with your head in the clouds
miles away
driven to distraction
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