Word meaning
flabbergasted
adjective · FLAB-er-gas-tid
What does flabbergasted mean?
Flabbergasted means greatly surprised or astonished.
Flabbergasted in a sentence
“I was flabbergasted when they announced my name.”
Synonyms for flabbergasted
- astonished
- stunned
- dumbfounded
How to remember flabbergasted
- Say it out loud a few times: FLAB-er-gas-tid.
- Write one sentence of your own using flabbergasted, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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