 astonishing |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] surprising greatly | |
| Synonyms: | amazing | |
| Examples: | "she does an amazing amount of work" "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" |
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| Related terms: | surprising | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | |
| Synonyms: | staggering stupefying astounding | |
| Examples: | "such an enormous response was astonishing" "an astounding achievement" "the amount of money required was staggering" "a staggering defeat" "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" |
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| Related terms: | impressive | |
| Similar spelling: |
astonishingly astonish astonished astounding astonishment astonied |
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