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Detailed Synonyms for startled in English

startled:

startled adj

  1. startled
  2. startled
    – excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement 1
    startled
    – excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement 1
    • startled adj
      • students startled by the teacher's quiet return1
      • the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons1
      • her startled expression1

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Alternate Synonyms for "startled":


Related Definitions for "startled":

  1. excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement1
    • students startled by the teacher's quiet return1
    • the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons1
    • her startled expression1

startled form of startle:

to startle verbe (startles, startled, startling)

  1. to startle
    to surprise; to startle; take unaware
  2. to startle
    disconcert; to startle; to alarm
  3. to startle
    to frighten; to tremble; to startle; to jolt; to shake
    • frighten verbe (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • tremble verbe (trembles, trembled, trembling)
    • startle verbe (startles, startled, startling)
    • jolt verbe (jolts, jolted, jolting)
    • shake verbe (shakes, shook, shaking)
  4. to startle
    to terrorize; to intimidate; to bully; to startle; to badger; to browbeat; to frighten; to overawe; to terrorise
    • terrorize verbe, américain (terrorizes, terrorized, terrorizing)
    • intimidate verbe (intimidates, intimidated, intimidating)
    • bully verbe (bullies, bullied, bullying)
    • startle verbe (startles, startled, startling)
    • badger verbe (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • browbeat verbe (browbeats, browbeated, browbeating)
    • frighten verbe (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • overawe verbe (overawes, overawed, overawing)
    • terrorise verbe, britannique
  5. to startle
    – to stimulate to action 1
    to galvanize; to startle; galvanise
    – to stimulate to action 1
    • galvanize verbe, américain (galvanizes, galvanized, galvanizing)
      • galvanized into action1
    • startle verbe (startles, startled, startling)
      • ..startled him awake1
    • galvanise verbe, britannique
  6. to startle
    – move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm 1
    to start; to startle; to jump
    – move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm 1
    • start verbe (starts, started, starting)
    • startle verbe (startles, startled, startling)
      • She startled when I walked into the room1
    • jump verbe (jumps, jumped, jumping)

Conjugations for startle:

present
  1. startle
  2. startle
  3. startles
  4. startle
  5. startle
  6. startle
simple past
  1. startled
  2. startled
  3. startled
  4. startled
  5. startled
  6. startled
present perfect
  1. have startled
  2. have startled
  3. has startled
  4. have startled
  5. have startled
  6. have startled
past continuous
  1. was startling
  2. were startling
  3. was startling
  4. were startling
  5. were startling
  6. were startling
future
  1. shall startle
  2. will startle
  3. will startle
  4. shall startle
  5. will startle
  6. will startle
continuous present
  1. am startling
  2. are startling
  3. is startling
  4. are startling
  5. are startling
  6. are startling
subjunctive
  1. be startled
  2. be startled
  3. be startled
  4. be startled
  5. be startled
  6. be startled
diverse
  1. startle!
  2. let's startle!
  3. startled
  4. startling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

startle [the ~] nom

  1. the startle
    – a sudden involuntary movement 1
    the start; the startle; the jump
    – a sudden involuntary movement 1

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Related Definitions for "startle":

  1. a sudden involuntary movement1
  2. to stimulate to action 1
    • ..startled him awake1
  3. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm1
    • She startled when I walked into the room1

Related Synonyms for startled