staggering

Examples

• All

• A threat to the integrity of financial information presents significant and potentially staggering liability exposures.

  Academic text (1998)

• Speaker, heating bills, food shops and fuel costs are all rising at a staggering speed this winter.

• That is a staggering number, right?

• I mean that that is like a, that is a staggering increase.

• That is a, a staggering fact that people do not know.

• There are some staggering numbers, yes.

• There is a staggering amount of such work to do.

  Academic text (2005)

• I mean, it is staggering how large YouTube has become.

• It's a staggering success.

  The Invisible Woman (1940)

• Many new college graduates are beginning their adult lives with a staggering amount of debt.

Synonyms

A

amazing

vsstaggering

∞ 1.0

Causing great surprise and admiration

is more intense, aiming to shock or overwhelm rather than simply amaze

I

incredible

vsstaggering

∞ 3.5

Very surprising or hard to believe

focuses more on being shockingly great rather than doubtful believability

T

tremendous

vsstaggering

794 3.0

Very large or impressive

adds the element of shocking surprise and emotional overwhelm to size

R

remarkable

vsstaggering

588 2.8

Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising

is stronger, adding a shocking or overwhelming emotional punch to noticeability

O

overwhelming

vsstaggering

423 4.4

Very strong in amount or feeling that is hard to deal with

adds sudden shock and surprise to that strong intensity

S

spectacular

vsstaggering

265 3.5

Very impressive and exciting to look at

focuses more on causing shock and emotional overwhelm than spectacle

P

phenomenal

vsstaggering

113 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

is similar but highlights the shocking or overwhelming quality more

A

astounding

vsstaggering

92 4.1

So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed

is similar but adds a sense of being overwhelmed by scale

S

stunning

vsstaggering

83 4.1

Very surprising and having a strong effect on people

is similar but stresses being so great it overwhelms

B

breathtaking

vsstaggering

77 3.5

A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you

is similarly impressive but emphasises shock over beauty

M

mind-boggling

vsstaggering

• Informal

31 7.0

Very surprising or hard to understand

overlaps in surprise but stresses emotional overwhelm rather than confusion

M

mind-blowing

vsstaggering

• Informal

28 5.1

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

shares strong impact but highlights shock and overwhelming quality

I

indescribable

vsstaggering

21 5.4

So wonderful or strange that words cannot show it

is shockingly large or intense but still can be put into words

S

stupendous

vsstaggering

19 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

is focused on shock and surprise rather than only sheer size

A

awe-inspiring

vsstaggering

16 5.6

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

is more about sudden shock rather than reverent admiration

A

astonishing

vsstaggering

5 3.4

Very surprising and making you feel great wonder

leans more toward shocking and overwhelming intensity rather than plain wonder

S

stupefying

vsstaggering

1 7.7

So surprising and impressive that it leaves people stunned

is equally shocking but focuses on great size or effect

S

simply phenomenal

vsstaggering

1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

is closer to shocking impact rather than merely exceeding expectations

Antonyms

U

unimpressive

9 3.9

Not very good or likely to attract attention

How Impressive

overwhelming

423 4.4

staggering

24 5.3

astonishing

5 3.4

impressive

584 3.4

notable

112 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology