bowl over | Definition of bowl over

Synonyms and Antonyms of bowl over

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister

Synonyms of bowl over

amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize), thunderstrike

Words Related to bowl over

befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

Phrases Synonymous with bowl over

knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise