Startled
Startled adjective - Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.
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Synonyms for Startled
Speechless and startled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speechless" instead an adjective "Startled".
Speechless
Speechless adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.
Startled and speechless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Startled" instead an adjective "Speechless".
Nearby Words: speech, speechlessly
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Related pairs
- overcome and startled
- overcome and speechless
- overwhelmed and startled
- overwhelmed and speechless
- dumb and startled
- dumb and speechless
- shocked and startled
- shocked and speechless
- stunned and startled
- stunned and speechless
- aghast and startled
- aghast and speechless
- amazed and startled
- amazed and speechless
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