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amazingly

amazingly

122 2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
  • adverb
  • /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
translation icon : increíblemente
  • - This is amazingly accurate.
  • amazingly enough
  • amazingly little
  • amazingly similar

And even on very simple looms, people have made amazingly complicated patterns.

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Examples

  • And God has been amazingly kind to us with that kindness.

  • Jimmy, for example, knows amazingly little about good wine or food.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And I think the mind does play an amazingly important role in health.

  • I think it's an, an amazingly strong season.

  • It's just he was a really amazingly warm, you know, friendly guy.

  • And a theory took shape in his mind that, amazingly, fit all the facts.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You are such an amazingly talented artist.

  • One thing about figs is that they are amazingly easy to grow.

  • She's an amazingly understanding woman.

  • The performance was amazingly well received by the audience, leaving everyone in awe.

Synonyms

surprisingly
vsamazingly
272 2.5

In a way that people do not expect

conveys wonder and astonishment rather than only unexpectedness
remarkably
vsamazingly
184 3.5

To a very unusual or surprising degree

focuses on causing amazement rather than simple noteworthiness
incredibly
vsamazingly
172 2.8

In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe

leans more on inspiring wonder than on sheer improbability
extraordinarily
vsamazingly
137 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

centres on sudden surprise and wonder rather than general extremity
unbelievably
vsamazingly
107 3.7

In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible

stresses causing wonder and amazement rather than sheer improbability
unusually
vsamazingly
106 3.3

More than normal or expected

adds a tone of astonishment and wonder beyond mere rarity
exceptionally
vsamazingly
80 4.1

To a much higher level than usual

expresses surprise and amazement rather than comparative exceptionality
miraculously
vsamazingly
62 5.9

In a very surprising way that seems impossible

expresses astonishment or wonder without implying a miracle
spectacularly
vsamazingly
28 4.3

To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way

emphasizes personal wonder and astonishment over spectacle
stunningly
vsamazingly
23 4.4

In a very beautiful or impressive way

focuses on surprising amazement rather than visual impressiveness alone
fantastically
vsamazingly
21 3.5

To a very great degree

focuses on sudden wonder rather than general exceptional degree
astonishingly
vsamazingly
21 4.0

In a way that makes people very surprised

expresses wonder in a broader, less direct manner
phenomenally
vsamazingly
17 5.2

To a very great degree

leans more on sudden wonder rather than general remarkability
fabulously
vsamazingly
15 4.3

In a very impressive and successful way

leans more toward astonishment and surprise than mere delight
impressively
vsamazingly
14 3.8

In a way that makes people feel respect

focuses on causing sudden wonder rather than earned respect
marvelously
vsamazingly
  • US
12 3.9

In a way that impresses people very much

focuses more on plain astonishment than on excellence
uncommonly
vsamazingly
10 5.3

To a much higher level than usual

adds a sense of astonishment and wonder beyond rarity
startlingly
vsamazingly
8 5.6

In a way that makes people feel very surprised

is more about wonder and admiration than sudden shock
breathtakingly
vsamazingly
8 4.2

In a very beautiful or amazing way

focuses more on surprising wonder than on aesthetic beauty alone
staggeringly
vsamazingly
7 6.7

To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe

focuses on wonder and astonishment without always being extreme
astoundingly
vsamazingly
6 4.3

Making people feel very surprised

emphasizes wonder and astonishment without requiring shock
surprisingly enough
vsamazingly
3 4.4

Says that something is not expected but is true

highlights surprise that feels like wonder rather than mere unexpectedness
awesomely
vsamazingly
3 4.7

In a very impressive way that makes people admire it

leans more toward surprise and astonishment than pure impressiveness
stupendously
vsamazingly
2 6.1

In a very impressive way that surprises people

stresses causing astonishment rather than simply high magnitude
blowingly
vsamazingly
  • Archaic
2 9.2

In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed

is about causing wonder without always stressing overwhelm
wondrously
vsamazingly
2 6.7

In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration

is used more for plain astonishment than for charm

Antonyms

78 3.0

In most situations

How Amazing

astoundingly
6 4.3
amazingly
122 2.3
remarkably
184 3.5
surprisingly
272 2.5

Surface Forms

amazingly positive

Morphology

amazingly = amazing (transparent) = amaze + ing + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'amazing', yielding the expected meaning.

Etymology

The word amazingly comes from amaze ('to surprise or confuse') plus the ending -ly that makes an adverb. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a maze ('a confused path'): when something leaves you like that you feel wonder or surprise, so amazingly describes something that causes that feeling.