Synonyms of awed

Verb


1. awe, frighten, fright, scare, affright

usage: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

Adjective


1. awed, awful, reverent (vs. irreverent)

usage: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

2. awed (vs. unawed), awestruck, awestricken, overawed

usage: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"

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Definition and meaning of awed (Dictionary)