Startled synonyms
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surprised (related)
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
Filled with fright; terrified
To move or start prematurely before:
To excite or disturb the feelings of
To bewilder with sudden surprise; astonish greatly; amaze
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Excite is defined as to stir up emotions, action or strong reactions.
To feel overwhelming fear.
To shock or surprise
comforted (antonym)
Comfort means to give a sense of peace to someone.
feared (related)
Shakespeare
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To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
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.
To rouse is to bring someone out of sleep, or to stir up an emotion.
(Archaic) To frighten; terrify
Awe is defined to cause someone to be impressed or have feelings of reverence.
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To coerce or intimidate by causing fear.
calmed (antonym)
To calm means to soothe and pacify someone to make him free of stress, or to become free of stress yourself.
expected (antonym)
To consider reasonable or due:
To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
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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, frightened, jumped, agitated, astounded, astonished, excited, amazed and panicked.