Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  startle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  startle 
 
  Sense  2 
  startle,  jump,  start 
  =>  shy 
  =>  boggle 
  =>  rear  back 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  startle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  startle 
 
  Sense  2 
  startle,  jump,  start 
  =>  shy 
  =>  boggle 
  =>  rear  back 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  startle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  startle 
 
  2  senses  of  startle 
 
  Sense  1 
  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise 
  =>  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
 
  Sense  2 
  startle,  jump,  start 
  =>  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  startle 
 
  startle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  startle 
 
  Sense  1 
  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise 
  =>  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  startle,  jump,  start 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  startle 
 
  The  verb  startle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise  --  (to  stimulate  to  action  :  "..startled  him  awake.") 
  2.  startle,  jump,  start  --  (move  or  jump  suddenly,  as  if  in  surprise  or  alarm;  "She  startled  when  I  walked  into  the  room") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  startled 
 
  The  adj  startled  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  startled  --  (excited  by  sudden  surprise  or  alarm  and  making  a  quick  involuntary  movement;  "students  startled  by  the  teacher's  quiet  return";  "the  sudden  fluttering  of  the  startled  pigeons";  "her  startled  expression") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  startled 
 
  1  sense  of  startled 
 
  Sense  1 
  startled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  surprised)  ->  unsurprised,  not  surprised 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  startled 
 
  1  sense  of  startled 
 
  Sense  1 
  startled 
  =>  surprised  (vs.  unsurprised) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  startled 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  startled 
 
  startled  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  startled 
  startled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  startle 
 
  The  verb  startle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise  --  (to  stimulate  to  action  :  "..startled  him  awake.") 
  2.  startle,  jump,  start  --  (move  or  jump  suddenly,  as  if  in  surprise  or  alarm;  "She  startled  when  I  walked  into  the  room") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  startled 
 
  The  adj  startled  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  startled  --  (excited  by  sudden  surprise  or  alarm  and  making  a  quick  involuntary  movement;  "students  startled  by  the  teacher's  quiet  return";  "the  sudden  fluttering  of  the  startled  pigeons";  "her  startled  expression") 

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