Get to know Dumbfounded better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like flabbergasted or stupefied.
Dumbfounded meaning
Shocked and speechless.
Synonyms of Dumbfounded
Using Dumbfounded
- The main meaning on this page is: Shocked and speechless.
- Useful related words include: dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck.
- In the example corpus, dumbfounded often appears in combinations such as: dumbfounded by, dumbfounded at, the dumbfounded.
Context around Dumbfounded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dumbfounded
- In this selection, "dumbfounded" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, seemed, silence, diner, man and bystanders stand out and add context to how "dumbfounded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include absolute silence dumbfounded as the and and danny dumbfounded. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dumbfounded" sits close to words such as aadmi, aang and ably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dumbfounded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All three seemed dumbfounded. (4 words)
I instantly remembered my dream and I was just dumbfounded. (10 words)
Crowds stood in “absolute silence”, dumbfounded as the tragedy unfolded, she said. (12 words)
The far-right crowd was made up of men in shorts and polo tops, some shirtless men, women, plenty of teenage boys and girls, and the odd bystander who had been to the pub and seemed dumbfounded at what they'd come across. (43 words)
With a few clicks on social media, the left can rally its Antifa brownshirts to form an insta-mob to descend anywhere at any time to do anything they want, while we on the right stand around dumbfounded. (38 words)
He did not notice the trouble with his drink, or lack of it, until he arrived at the next job he had for the day, where he was left "dumbfounded" by the state of his coffee. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although Sophie says that finding the chip 'made her day', the dumbfounded diner claims that she should have contacted someone about the fry as it could have been a record-setter.
Crowds stood in “absolute silence”, dumbfounded as the tragedy unfolded, she said.
Dumbfounded, I dig a little deeper to understand why this has happened and learn that the problem lies with my linked Facebook account.
He did not notice the trouble with his drink, or lack of it, until he arrived at the next job he had for the day, where he was left "dumbfounded" by the state of his coffee.
Hundreds of students say they're dumbfounded after the Art Institute of Houston suddenly decided to close their doors.
I instantly remembered my dream and I was just dumbfounded.
In her first interview with investigators, on December 10, 2022, Kaili said she was dumbfounded by the accusations.
Keep rum cheap and legalize small does of Marijuana to keep the population drug and dumbfounded.
One morning we hiked over a suspension bridge and through an old village where shopkeepers and residents stared dumbfounded at this procession of strangers who seemed to materialize out of nowhere.
On the set, the dumbfounded man watched in silence as the procedure meant to bring clarity ended up shattering their relationship and triggering a torrent of raw emotions.
Rep. Dean Phillips’ White House bid is leaving at least one of his colleagues dumbfounded.
She can then be seen making off down the road before the clip ends, as dumbfounded bystanders watch on and film the dramatic escape.
The actor wishes him a happy Father’s Day, walks away, and leaves Gary and Danny dumbfounded.
The dumbfounded Sixth Formers soon spread the news about their royal phone call, but were met with disbelief.
The movie dumbfounded audiences and stirred up critics to deliver some of the first negative reviews the band had ever received for anything they had released.
With a few clicks on social media, the left can rally its Antifa brownshirts to form an insta-mob to descend anywhere at any time to do anything they want, while we on the right stand around dumbfounded.
All three seemed dumbfounded.
A Loch Ness Monster hunter has been left "dumbfounded" by an apparent new sighting of the legendary beast.
However, despite this, it seems Prince Harry was left dumbfounded one year after receiving a 'cold-blooded' gift from an unlikely royal relative.
The far-right crowd was made up of men in shorts and polo tops, some shirtless men, women, plenty of teenage boys and girls, and the odd bystander who had been to the pub and seemed dumbfounded at what they'd come across.
Common combinations with dumbfounded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dumbfounded by 9×
- dumbfounded at 6×
- the dumbfounded 4×
- dumbfounded as 4×
- left dumbfounded 4×
- was dumbfounded 4×
- were dumbfounded 4×
- dumbfounded after 3×
- dumbfounded when 3×
- seemed dumbfounded 2×