astonishing
- adjective
- /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
- Because she's always had the most astonishing stamina.
And these guys right back and say it's astonishing how much they believe in it.
- And these guys right back and say it's astonishing how much they believe in it.
- He said much the same thing in his astonishing hypothesis.
- So that's pretty astonishing that we can do that.
- I mean, it was quite, quite astonishing to me.
- The rest all went on to have babies right, which is an astonishing level of success.
- The pandemic was an astonishing event.
- Yeah, It's a theory that describes everything with astonishing accuracy.
Examples
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We've come a long way to understand the astonishing age of progress.
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It was astonishing to see how quickly the orphans adapted to their new home.
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So it's, it is pretty astonishing that it actually works.
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And I happen to think that was an astonishing outcome.
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The the thing that I find astonishing is how did you prepare for that?
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One thing that you have talked about, which I just found astonishing is forgiveness.
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And what we've got here is this astonishing human capacity to hold on.
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That's a pretty astonishing reaction for somebody so young.
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And so this was an astonishing and painstaking endeavour.
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The magician's performance was absolutely astonishing, leaving the audience in awe.
Synonyms
Causing great surprise and admiration
Very surprising or hard to believe
Very unusual or much greater than usual
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
Causing surprise because it is not expected
Very impressive and much better than normal
Very surprising in a way that causes sudden shock
So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed
Very surprising and having a strong effect on people
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive
So surprising and impressive that it leaves people stunned
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Very impressive and surprising in a strong informal way
Antonyms
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Astonishing comes from old words that meant 'to thunder', from the Latin root tonare meaning 'to thunder'. So something astonishing feels like a sudden, powerful strike — it surprises or impresses you like a loud thunderclap.