breathtaking
77
3.5
- adjective
- /ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/
:
impresionante
- We stood in awe at the breathtaking performance that left the entire audience silent with admiration.
- a breathtaking view
- breathtaking scenery
- breathtaking beauty
And it was an absolutely breathtaking celebration of him.
- And it was an absolutely breathtaking celebration of him.
- Luckily for us, we live in an era of breathtaking biomedical advances.
- It's just, it's it's breathtaking, the corruption.
- But when we get there, the view is literally breathtaking.
Examples
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It is right by the water and the architecture is done by Jean Nouvel and it is just breathtaking from the outside itself.
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Gary Schacker, from the San Diego Stereo Club, presented breathtaking images of Southern California and across the USA.
Academic text (2001) -
This has to be the most breathtaking breakfast in the world.
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Oh, is this the breathtaking view?
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The views of the surrounding hills and the massive red rock architecture are breathtaking in every direction.
Academic text (2008) -
So these are the breathtaking views from where we've set up camp.
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There's nothing more breathtaking than when you hear someone speaking their own truth.
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The view was breathtaking!
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Montage: Francesca and Robert together against the breathtaking backdrop of the Italian countryside.
Fiction book (1995) -
The view from the mountain top was absolutely breathtaking as the sun set over the horizon.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
∞
1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
∞
3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
692
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
210
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
113
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
92
4.1
So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
39
3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
28
5.1
So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
16
5.6
Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive
14
6.2
So beautiful or moving that you cannot describe it
5
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
5
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
5
3.4
Very surprising and making you feel great wonder
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Antonyms
Compounds
How Impressive
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Morphology
Etymology
Breathtaking comes from the simple parts breath and taking, literally 'taking your breath'. So, if something is breathtaking it is so beautiful or amazing that it feels like it stops your breathing, and that image helps you remember the word.