amazing

Examples

• All

• The kids did an amazing job.

  Theater Camp (2023)

• Following the coup, events moved with amazing speed, taking the nation by surprise.

  Academic text (1990)

• The fact is, you can make amazing things happen.

• All right, so right now we have amazing sound quality.

• I just heard the most amazing thing!

  Dirty Dishes (2022)

• This year, this winter has been amazing, phenomenal wins.

• Cam, what's it like being back in your hometown after the amazing season you had on the football field?

  HIM (2025)

• And then we've got this amazing view of Miami.

• His extraordinary range and obvious affection for Rowling's work make each book an amazing listening experience.

  Academic text (2008)

• The magician performed an amazing trick that left the audience in awe.

Synonyms

I

incredible

vsamazing

∞ 3.5

Very surprising or hard to believe

is about wonder and admiration rather than seeming impossible

A

awesome

vsamazing

968 2.1

Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder

is similar but usually less tied to reverent feeling

R

remarkable

vsamazing

588 2.8

Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising

focuses more on causing wonder or admiration rather than mere notice

S

surprising

vsamazing

433 1.8

Causing surprise because it is not expected

adds stronger admiration and wonder beyond mere unexpectedness

S

spectacular

vsamazing

265 3.5

Very impressive and exciting to look at

is broader, focusing on surprise and admiration rather than drama

M

marvelous

vsamazing

• US

251 1.8

Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people

emphasizes surprise and wonder rather than overall excellence

P

phenomenal

vsamazing

113 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

is more about causing wonder than stressing exceptional quality

M

miraculous

vsamazing

95 4.3

Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain

is more general about amazement rather than implying a supernatural cause

A

astounding

vsamazing

92 4.1

So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed

is broader, focusing on wonder rather than just striking shock

S

stunning

vsamazing

83 4.1

Very surprising and having a strong effect on people

leans more toward simple wonder than intense shocking force

B

breathtaking

vsamazing

77 3.5

A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you

expresses wonder generally rather than emphasizing physical breathless effect

W

wondrous

vsamazing

60 5.8

Very impressive and causing strong surprise

is more commonly used for general surprise than for wonderment tone

M

mind-blowing

vsamazing

• Informal

28 5.1

So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think

focuses on general wonder rather than intense mental effect

S

staggering

vsamazing

24 5.3

Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you

is similar but usually less likely to overwhelm or shock strongly

I

indescribable

vsamazing

21 5.4

So wonderful or strange that words cannot show it

conveys wonder but remains describable and less beyond words

S

stupendous

vsamazing

19 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

is about wonder but not always tied to sheer size or degree

A

awe-inspiring

vsamazing

16 5.6

Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive

is more neutral and focused on surprise or admiration

A

awful

vsamazing

• Archaic

12 9.9

Impressive and makes you feel respect or wonder

is modern and commonly used to express wonder without archaic tone

F

fabulous

vsamazing

5 4.2

So surprising that it seems hard to believe

is more neutral, stressing surprise rather than pleasing extraordinariness

A

astonishing

vsamazing

5 3.4

Very surprising and making you feel great wonder

is similar but slightly more general about wonder than sheer impact

A

absolutely awesome

vsamazing

• Informal

2 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is similar but typically less marked by emphatic praise

S

simply phenomenal

vsamazing

1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

covers surprising wonder but with less emphasis on being beyond norms

M

motherfreaking amazing

vsamazing

• NSFW

9.9

Very impressive and surprising in a strong informal way

is more neutral and less marked by informal or coarse emphasis

Antonyms

U

unremarkable

20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

O

ordinary

5 2.0

A person or thing that is not special

Compounds

M

motherfreaking amazing

• NSFW

9.9

Very impressive and surprising in a strong informal way

How Amazing

astounding

92 4.1

amazing

∞ 1.0

remarkable

588 2.8

surprising

433 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology