The Clue
Take aback (5 letter answer)
The Answer
AMAZE
Tags
Notes
The answer AMAZE is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Astonish
Astound
Bewilder
Confound
Dazzle
Dumbfound
Dumfound
Flabbergast
Floor
Stagger
Stun
Wow
Blow away
Bowl over
Fill with wonder
Floor, in a way
Totally wow
Elicit eye-popping
Knock the socks off
Leave slack-jawed
Make eyes pop and jaws drop
Definition
AMAZE as a verb:
1. (amaze, astonish, astound) = affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
2. (perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound) = be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"