Startled synonyms and antonyms
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surprised (related)
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
To move or start prematurely before:
To excite or disturb the feelings of
Filled with fright; terrified
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To bewilder with sudden surprise; astonish greatly; amaze
To feel overwhelming fear.
To shock or surprise
To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
To rouse is to bring someone out of sleep, or to stir up an emotion.
Excite is defined as to stir up emotions, action or strong reactions.
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(Archaic) To frighten; terrify
calmed (antonym)
To calm means to soothe and pacify someone to make him free of stress, or to become free of stress yourself.
feared (related)
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comforted (antonym)
Comfort means to give a sense of peace to someone.
To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
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expected (antonym)
To consider reasonable or due:
To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
To fill with terror; frighten greatly; alarm
Stun is to stop or confuse with a sharp blow or a loud noise, or to shock someone.
Awe is defined to cause someone to be impressed or have feelings of reverence.
To coerce or intimidate by causing fear.
To strike with sudden fear; alarm.
Find another word for startled. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for startled, like: surprised, alarmed, shocked, astonished, jumped, agitated, frightened, astounded, amazed, panicked and jolted.
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