Startled

/ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/

Synonyms for "startled" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Adverb(1 words)
aback
Verb(2 words)
alarmalarmed

Strong matches (11)

Adjective(1 words)
astonished
Verb(2 words)
caughtfrighten

Related words (19)

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More general

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action verbbehavioral traitemotional statepersonality traitreactiontransitive verb

More specific

8 entries
easily frightened personjarjumpy temperamentskittish animalstartled expressionstartled lookstartled reactionstun

Collocations

7 entries
easily startledstartled crowdstartled expressionstartled gazestartled lookstartled reactionstartled silence

Inflections

5 entries
more startledmost startledstartedstartlesstartling

Derivations

5 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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You startled me!

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When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.

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These animals were startled by the noise of the fireworks.

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The cracking sound startled us.

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