TAKE ABACK(verb) Did you mean: Synonyms Rhymes Definitions There is 1 meaning of the phrase Take Aback. Take Aback - as a verb Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off Example: "I was floored when i heard that i was promoted"Synonyms (Exact Relations)ball overblow out of the waterfloor 8shock 14Hypernyms (Closely Related)surprise 10Hyponyms (Broadly Related)galvanise 13galvanize 22startle 7Word Variations & RelationsAnagrams Starts T Starts TA Starts TAK Starts TAKE Ends K Ends CK Ends ACK Ends BACK Starts T & ends K Starts TA & ends K Starts T & ends CK Words containing TAKEABACK A-Z Proximitiestakakkawtakamaka 18takamakas 19takas 9take 8 Take Aback take-awaytake-hometake-intake-uptakeable 14