take aback take • take a bow · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · take aback · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off. Synonyms: shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback. Example: "I was floored when i heard that i was promoted." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · shock · · Synonym 1 floor · · Synonym 2 ball over · · Synonym 3 blow out of the water · · Synonym 4 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 k latin small letter k U+006B t latin small letter t U+0074