earth-shattering
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈɜrθˌʃætərɪŋ/
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impactante
- Well, all of that pales in comparison to the most jaw-dropping, heart stopping, earth shattering revelation yet.
- earth-shattering news
- earth-shattering event
- earth-shattering revelation
That's the big earth shattering discovery of this paper.
- That's the big earth shattering discovery of this paper.
- I have some earth shattering news for the toxic positivity world.
- These pardons are bad, but they're likely not earth shattering.
- That's not a criticism, but earth shattering, life changing ideas are very few and far between.
- Doesn't sound that earth shattering, but for us it's been kind of a game changer.
- On the surface, the claim seems to, you know, be an earth shattering admittance that Biden is seriously considering resigning.
- And therefore I knew that things that you may not know that aren't these are not earth shattering.
- I, I had some stuff that went on with my personal life the past like week and it was like honestly like earth shattering.
Examples
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So, what's this earth-shattering thing you have to tell us?
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That was the most beautiful, earth-shattering thing ever!
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This would be truly earth shattering for New Jersey politics.
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This is a breakthrough of earth-shattering importance.
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And finally, I have one last piece of earth-shattering news that will almost certainly shake your worldview.
Blog text (28) -
The scientist made an earth-shattering discovery that will change our understanding of climate change.
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Her earth-shattering speech inspired everyone in the audience to take action on environmental issues.
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The report revealed earth-shattering evidence that shocked both the public and the officials.
Synonyms
103
5.0
Very surprising in a way that causes sudden shock
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4.1
Causes strong excitement and gets a lot of attention from many people
92
4.1
So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed
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4.1
Very surprising and having a strong effect on people
28
5.1
So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think
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5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
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4.8
Having a strong effect on people or things
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9.3
Very important and marking the start of a new era
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7.2
Very important and likely to cause big changes
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7.0
Very important and likely to change many things
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7.2
Very important and able to affect the whole world
Antonyms
How Shocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Earth-shattering joins earth ('the ground' or 'world') and shattering ('breaking apart'), so imagine something so strong it seems to break the ground. So, like an earthquake that changes everything, the phrase means something extremely surprising or important.