All overawe synonyms

verb overawe

• terrorize — to fill or overcome with terror.
• terrorise — to fill or overcome with terror.
• unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
• abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
• awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
• buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
• discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
• disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
• dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
• enforce — Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).
• push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
• deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
• consternate — to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion
• foil — to cover or back with foil.
• shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• put off — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
• blur — A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast.
• daze — If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
• excite — Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
• fascinate — to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
• hypnotise — to put in the hypnotic state.
• hypnotize — to put in the hypnotic state.
• overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
• surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
• bedazzle — to dazzle or confuse, as with brilliance
• glitz — ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.
• overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
• razzle-dazzle — showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
• bowl over — To bowl someone over means to push into them and make them fall to the ground.
• bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
• dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
• demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
• demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
• depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
• irk — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
• chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
• dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
• deject — to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
• deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.