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What is another word for
took by surprise
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Past tense for to astound or surprise someone
Past tense for to do something (to someone) unexpectedly
Past tense for to bushwhack or catch unaware by hitting unexpectedly
Past tense for to (attempt to) grab or capture suddenly, especially by lunging at
Past tense for to attack someone, typically from a hidden position
Past tense for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded)
Past tense for to disturb the composure of
(
of a feeling
)
Past tense for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to astound or surprise someone
stunned
surprised
startled
astonished
astounded
dumbfounded
stupefied
flabbergasted
shocked
bewildered
nonplussed
staggered
floored
dazed
shook
disconcerted
threw
unnerved
discomposed
unsettled
disturbed
jolted
disquieted
took aback
shook up
struck dumb
knocked sideways
knocked for six
knocked out
stopped someone in their tracks
amazed
bowled over
confounded
rocked
dumfounded
thunderstruck
surprized
blew away
left open-mouthed
overwhelmed
left aghast
knocked the stuffing out of
caught off balance
knocked for a loop
blew your mind
put one away
boggled the mind
flummoxed
perplexed
confused
puzzled
rendered speechless
took your breath away
boggled
beat
impressed
stumped
fazed
dismayed
benumbed
knocked over with feather
threw into a tizzy
knocked over
sprang on
threw a curve
sprung on
moved
struck
touched
alarmed
affected
electrified
shattered
delighted
overawed
abashed
flabagasted
gobsmacked
made speechless
overcame
threw for a loop
bemused
bamboozled
gave a shock
threw off balance
befuddled
discombobulated
addled
fuddled
vexed
vext
muddled
foxed
disoriented
buffaloed
befogged
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
mazed
baffled
obfuscated
mixed up
setted someone thinking
mystified
got
fogged
posed
made someone scratch their head
screwed up
wildered
gat
caused to be at a stand
distracted
muddied
thrown
shaken
thunderstricken
taken aback
shaken up
blown away
stricken dumb
taken by surprise
taken your breath away
appalled
awed
dazzled
upset
overcome
enthralled
fascinated
spellbound
hypnotized
US
bedazzled
excited
captivated
hypnotised
UK
stirred
horrified
hit like a ton of bricks
enchanted
overpowered
petrified
perturbed
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
beaten
arrested
blown your mind
setted someone back on their heels
made one's hair stand on end
scared
stricken
frightened
terrified
beset
grabbed
exhilarated
hit
discomfited
intimidated
paralysed
UK
affrighted
daunted
aroused
gotten
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
thrown off balance
thrown a curve
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
thrown 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
flabaghast
holden
struck with awe
stricken with awe
gave offence to
given offence to
thrown into a tizzy
given 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
more ❯
“It would
take her by surprise
when a young woman appeared in front of her.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to do something (to someone) unexpectedly
ambushed
caught unawares
caught napping
caught on the hop
burst in on
crept up on
took unawares
surprised
caught out
caught red-handed
caught off guard
caught in the act
caught someone with their pants down
snuck up on
wrong-footed
caught someone with their trousers down
caught in an unguarded moment
found unprepared
startled
stole up on
came up on
came up behind
approached unnoticed
outmanoeuvred
UK
outmaneuvered
US
threw
ambuscaded
waylaid
waylayed
laid for
disrupted
disturbed
caught off-guard
came upon
sprang on
came down on like a bolt from the blue
bushwhacked
captured
sprang upon
sprung on
interrupted
came down on
caught off-balance
intruded on
dropped in on
caught in flagrante delicto
lay in wait
taken by surprise
sprung upon
come upon
come down on
lain in wait
come down on like a bolt from the blue
taken unawares
come up behind
come up on
thrown
stolen up on
more ❯
“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 tense for to bushwhack or catch unaware by hitting unexpectedly
ambushed
bushwhacked
sucker punched
caught unaware
hit unexpectedly
sucker-punched
Verb
▲
Past tense for to (attempt to) grab or capture suddenly, especially by lunging at
pounced
grabbed
seized
snatched
captured
tackled
took unawares
attacked suddenly
caught off-guard
made a grab for
Verb
▲
Past tense 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 tense for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded)
caught
discovered
detected
exposed
found
fand
unmasked
encountered
surprised
came upon
came 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
took unawares
Verb
▲
Past tense 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
threw
startled
ruffled
troubled
surprised
shook
baffled
abashed
discombobulated
puzzled
embarrassed
distracted
discountenanced
flummoxed
flurried
mortified
frustrated
undid
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
disoriented
bugged
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
unbalanced
hindered
disarranged
baulked
UK
balked
US
took aback
shook up
threw off balance
got 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 tense for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully
overtook
hit
hat
befell
engulfed
overwhelmed
struck
caught
came upon
overcame
overhauled
overpowered
surprised
betid
betided
consumed
enveloped
swamped
whelmed
assailed
happened
outdid
reached
swept over
happened to
fell on
caught off guard
got to
caught unawares
caught unprepared
swallowed up
caught off-guard
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