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knocked for a loopphrasepast tense of knock for a loop to cause an unpleasant surprise forWhen word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop. appalled, floored, jolted, shocked, shook up astonished, bowled over, dumbfounded(also dumfounded), flabbergasted, freaked (out), stunned, stupefiedaffrighted, alarmed(also alarumed), dismayed, frighted, frightened, horrified, panicked, scared, scarified, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorizeddisgusted, nauseated, repelled, revolted, sickened, turned offdispleased, offended, outraged, scandalizedamazed, astounded, awedchilled, daunted, demoralized, dispirited, emasculated, undid, unmanned, unnerved, unstrungdiscomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, perturbed, shook, unsettled, upset, weirded outcrushed, overpowered, overwhelmed buffered, cushioneddelighted, gratified, pleased, rejoiced, tickledcharmed, enticed, temptedassured, cheered, comforted, consoled, solaced, soothedreassured to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedShe was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week. amazed, astonished, astounded, bowled over, dumbfounded(also dumfounded), flabbergasted, floored, rocked, shocked, startled, stunned, stupefied, surprised(also surprized), thunderstruck befuddled, bewildered, blew away, blindsided, confounded, confused, dazed, discomfited, disconcerted, dismayed, jarred, muddled, nonplussed(also nonplused), perplexed, shook up took aback, took by surprise to make senseless or dizzy by a blowShe was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed. dazed, rocked, stunned deadened, knocked out, paralyzedbenumbed, numbed, stupefiedbowled over, knocked downbanged, bashed, belted, bludgeoned, bonked, bopped, clobbered, clocked, clouted, hammered, hit, pasted, pounded, punched, rapped, slammed, slapped, slugged, smacked, smote, socked, struck, swatted, thumped, thwacked, walloped, whacked, whaledbattered, beat, buffeted, bunged, chopped, cuffed, drubbed, mangled, mauled, pelted, pummeled(also pummelled) knocked silly to achieve a victory overThe boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop. beat, bested, conquered, defeated, did down(British), dispatched, got, got around, licked, mastered, overbore, overcame, overmatched, prevailed (over), skunked, stopped, subdued, surmounted, took, trimmed, triumphed (over), upended, won (against), worsted sweptedged (out), nosed out, pipped(British)annihilated, blew away, blew out, bombed, broke, buried, clobbered, creamed, crushed, drubbed, finished, flattened, overwhelmed, routed, shellacked, skinned, slaughtered, smoked(slang), snowed under, thrashed, trounced, upset, walloped, waxed(slang), whippedcapped, excelled, flourished, scored, succeededknocked off, knocked over, overpowered, overthrew, subjugated, unseated, vanquishedaced (out), bettered, eclipsed, exceeded, excelled, outdid, outdistanced, outfought, outshone(or outshined), outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, transcended got the better of lost (to) fell, gave up, went down, went undercollapsed, failed, flopped, flunked, folded, washed out |