Take+unawares
31astound — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surprise, amaze, shock, startle; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. astonish, amaze, bewilder, shock, surprise, flabbergast, dumbfound, startle, take aback, *bowl over, stupefy …
32petrify — v 1. ossify, fossilize, turn to stone, Archaic. lapidify, mineralize; calcify, vitrify, crystallize; indurate, harden, make hard, become hard, strengthen, stiffen, starch; solidify, densify, inspissate, Pharm. incrassate, thicken; steel, toughen …
33amaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. astonish, astound, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. astonish, perplex, astound; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. astonish, stun, fascinate,… …
34awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …
35startle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. start, alarm, frighten, shock, surprise, amaze. See surprise, doubt, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alarm, shock, astonish, disturb, agitate; see also frighten 1 , surprise 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
36surprise — [15] To surprise someone is etymologically to ‘overtake’ them. The word comes from the past participle of Old French surprendre ‘overtake’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sur ‘over’ and prendre ‘take’. By the time it reached English it… …
37pounce — v 1. swoop down, descend, fall upon, come down on or upon; drop down from the clouds, come out of nowhere, come out of the blue; surprise, take by surprise, catch or take unawares. 2. lunge at, leap at, spring upon, jump at; dash at, go at, have… …
38surprise — v 1. astonish, amaze, astound, stun, Inf. flabbergast, Inf. snow, Sl. blow away, Sl. blow one s mind; overwhelm, overpower, Inf. bowl over, Inf. floor, Inf. knock or throw one for a loop, Inf. set back on one s heels; hit like a ton of bricks,… …
39pounce — [n/v] leap at; take by surprise ambush, attack, bound, dart, dash, dive, drop, fall upon, jump, snatch, spring, strike, surge, swoop, take unawares; concepts 86,159,194 …
40surprise — [15] To surprise someone is etymologically to ‘overtake’ them. The word comes from the past participle of Old French surprendre ‘overtake’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sur ‘over’ and prendre ‘take’. By the time it reached English it… …
