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😮‍💨 Breathing with effort 😲 Very surprising 😯 A quick breath
gaspy

gaspy

8.9
So surprising or impressive that people feel shocked
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡæspi/
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  • The movie's gaspy ending left the entire audience in stunned silence.

Examples

  • The roller coaster's first drop was so gaspy that people screamed in excitement.

  • She wore a gaspy dress that turned everyone's head at the party.

  • Wow, that was gaspy!

  • The magician's final trick was absolutely gaspy!

  • The magician's final trick was so gaspy that the audience erupted in applause.

  • Her gaspy reaction to the surprise party was priceless and full of joy.

  • The shocking news left everyone with a gaspy expression, unable to believe what they heard.

Synonyms

surprising
vsgaspy
433 1.8

Causing surprise because it is not expected

is stronger, causing open-mouthed shock or great impressiveness rather than mere surprise
startling
vsgaspy
103 5.0

Very surprising in a way that causes sudden shock

is more about amazing or impressing people, not only brief shock
breathless
vsgaspy
20 4.1

Very exciting or tense and causing strong surprise

is about causing sudden open-mouthed surprise rather than ongoing intense suspense
electrifying
vsgaspy
16 4.5

Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement

focuses more on surprising or shocking people rather than pure excitement

Antonyms

ordinary
683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

unimpressive
9 3.9

Not very good or likely to attract attention

How Surprising

shocking
278 3.4
gaspy
8.9
startling
103 5.0
surprising
433 1.8
unexpected
392 2.5
unremarkable
20 3.5

Surface Forms

gaspy positive

Morphology

gaspy = gasp (transparent) = gasp + y

The adjective is a regular formation ('gasp' + '-y') meaning 'likely to cause gasps' or 'gasp-inducing', which learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

Gaspy comes from gasp ('short, sudden breath') with the ending -y, and it describes things that make people catch their breath. So a gaspy sight or moment is one that is so surprising or impressive that people gasp.