strikes with awe (verb) surprise: astonish; cause amazement
Detalii: amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning'
Sinonime: amaze,
astound,
awe,
bewilder, blow away, bowl over, cause wonder,
confound,
confuse, consternate,
daze,
dazzle, discomfit,
disconcert,
dismay, dumbfound, electrify,
flabbergast,
floor, jar,
jolt, leave aghast, leave open-mouthed, nonplus,
overwhelm,
perplex, petrify,
rattle,
rock, shake up,
shock, spring something on,
stagger,
startle, strike dumb, strike with awe,
stun,
stupefy, take aback, take one's breath away, throw a curve, unsettle
Antonime: expect