amaze
verb
[ əˈmeɪz ]
• surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment.
• "she amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart failure"
Similar:
astonish,
astound,
surprise,
bewilder,
stun,
stagger,
flabbergast,
nonplus,
shock,
startle,
shake,
stop someone in their tracks,
stupefy,
leave open-mouthed,
leave aghast,
take someone's breath away,
dumbfound,
daze,
benumb,
perplex,
confound,
dismay,
disconcert,
shatter,
take aback,
jolt,
shake up,
bowl over,
knock for six,
floor,
blow someone's mind,
strike dumb,
astonished,
astounded,
staggered,
surprised,
startled,
stunned,
thunderstruck,
aghast,
taken aback,
confounded,
dumbfounded,
stupefied,
dazed,
nonplussed,
dumbstruck,
open-mouthed,
agape,
lost for words,
at a loss for words,
speechless,
wide-eyed,
awed,
awestruck,
wonderstruck,
filled with astonishment,
filled with amazement,
filled with awe,
filled with wonder,
shaken,
shaken up,
unnerved,
disconcerted,
discomposed,
bewildered,
bemused,
flabbergasted,
flummoxed,
floored,
knocked for six,
bowled over,
blown away,
gobsmacked,
Origin:
Old English āmasian, of unknown origin.
