take aback

take aback synonyms

floor compare take aback and floor
disconcert compare take aback and disconcert
stagger compare take aback and stagger
stun compare take aback and stun
confound compare take aback and confound
astonish compare take aback and astonish
startle compare take aback and startle
amaze compare take aback and amaze
shock compare take aback and shock
dumbfound compare take aback and dumbfound
nonplus compare take aback and nonplus
bowl over compare take aback and bowl over
bewilder compare take aback and bewilder
daze compare take aback and daze
astound compare take aback and astound
shake compare take aback and shake
discompose compare take aback and discompose
unnerve compare take aback and unnerve
flabbergast compare take aback and flabbergast
take someone's breath away compare take aback and take someone's breath away
stupefy compare take aback and stupefy
knock for six compare take aback and knock for six
surprise compare take aback and surprise
throw compare take aback and throw
shake up compare take aback and shake up
unsettle compare take aback and unsettle
blow away compare take aback and blow away
overwhelm compare take aback and overwhelm
rattle compare take aback and rattle
disturb compare take aback and disturb
faze compare take aback and faze
upset compare take aback and upset
dismay compare take aback and dismay
knock sideways compare take aback and knock sideways
perturb compare take aback and perturb
discomfit compare take aback and discomfit
throw off balance compare take aback and throw off balance
fluster compare take aback and fluster
strike dumb compare take aback and strike dumb
perplex compare take aback and perplex
agitate compare take aback and agitate
stop someone in their tracks compare take aback and stop someone in their tracks
jolt compare take aback and jolt
blow someone's mind compare take aback and blow someone's mind
ruffle compare take aback and ruffle
leave open-mouthed compare take aback and leave open-mouthed
abash compare take aback and abash
discombobulate compare take aback and discombobulate
alarm compare take aback and alarm
confuse compare take aback and confuse

take aback definitions

verb

  • To surprise or shock; to discomfit. 

  • Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.