flabbergasted
So surprised that you do not know what to say.
flabbergasted in a sentence
- Mum was flabbergasted when Jo cooked a full roast dinner all by herself.
- The judges were flabbergasted when the tiny terrier beat all the big dogs in the obstacle race.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to flabbergasted?
- Acalm
- Bbored
- Cunsurprised
- Damazed
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D: amazed. The other three mean the opposite of flabbergasted.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to flabbergasted?
- Aastonished
- Bstunned
- Camazed
- Dunsurprised
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D: unsurprised. The other three mean nearly the same as flabbergasted.
Words that mean something similar
amazed, astonished, stunned
Words that mean the opposite
unsurprised, calm, bored
More words about emotions & feelings
- fluster: To make someone feel nervous, confused and rushed.
- foreboding: A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- forlorn: Lonely, sad and left all alone.
- frantic: Wild with worry, fear or hurry.
- fraught: Full of worry or danger.
- frenzy: A burst of wild, out-of-control excitement or activity.
- fret: To keep worrying about something.
- fume: To be very angry, often without saying anything.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test