Antonyms for awestruck


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : aw-struhk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔˌstrʌk


Definition of awestruck

Origin :
  • 1630s, "overwhelmed by reverential fear," from awe (n.) + struck (see strike (v.)).
  • As in thunderstruck : adj amazed, astonished
  • As in bewildered : adj confused
  • As in blank : adj dumbfounded
  • As in wondering : adj marveling
  • As in aghast : adj horrified; very surprised
  • As in agape : adv amazed
Example sentences :
  • I did not need the awestruck whispers round me to tell me what it was.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • "I understand it all now," he exclaimed, with awestruck dismay.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • An air of awestruck expectation had replaced their usual listless apathy.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • Awestruck yowls from above indicated that Prue was in hot water.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • "Aye, you may well look," he cried to the awestruck worshippers.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • I stood amongst my awestruck congregation for a few minutes.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • "I never saw Mr. Evringham so upset in my life," she said in an awestruck tone.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • At length Robert beckoned; and she flew at first, then slackened her pace, awestruck.
  • Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • "I thought it looked like him, too," said Harry, in an awestruck whisper.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
  • They would not lose, nor allow him to lose for an instant, their awestruck sense of it.
  • Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for awestruck

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