stunning
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
- Nineteen-year-old George Foreman has won the gold medal in a stunning upset.
- a stunning victory
- a stunning defeat
- a stunning reversal
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that has been such a stunning reversal to me.
- And that has been such a stunning reversal to me.
- But that is kind of the moment of stunning surprise.
- You know, it's, it's sort of stunning to me.
- When I tell you the amount of mistakes that I make, it's stunning and staggering.
- To not see the decline of their empire is stunning.
- ABC News did respond late yesterday, and the response is somewhat stunning.
- And then, boom, stunning surprise, two hits and the plan is totally obliterated.
- What's really stunning is that old habits are totally intact and retrievable in an instant.
Examples
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In 1967, Israel delivered a stunning and unexpected military defeat to Egypt.
Academic text (2011) -
What's really stunning is that old habits are totally intact and retrievable in an instant.
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The new information was stunning and provided many of the missing pieces in the working theory.
Fiction book (2001) -
The tour group had broken up after a stunning last view of Florence.
Fiction book (1996) -
Immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia experienced a stunning drop in the birth rate.
Academic text (2010) -
In the last few decades, Brazil has experienced stunning success as well as striking failure.
Academic text (1996) -
Forty percent of them will be in China, where coal is fueling a stunning economic transformation.
Academic text (2006) -
You can see the scale, the stunning scale of the change, not least since this technological society kicked in and and then went kind of on steroids.
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The audience was left in awe by the stunning performance of the dancers.
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Her stunning argument changed everyone's perspective on the issue.
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
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2.8
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
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1.8
Causing surprise because it is not expected
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3.4
Very surprising and upsetting in a way that makes people angry or sad
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3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
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3.8
Attracting attention because it looks unusual or very beautiful
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3.4
Very surprising and making you feel great wonder
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5.0
Very surprising in a way that causes sudden shock
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5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
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4.1
So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed
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3.5
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
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5.1
So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think
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6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
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5.6
Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive
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6.1
Very important and surprising in a way that changes what happens
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4.8
Very surprising and impressive to look at
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6.1
Attracting and holding people's attention because it is unusual or impressive
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7.7
So surprising and impressive that it leaves people stunned
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5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
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6.7
Very good at making something work much better than usual
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Etymology
Stunning comes from stun, which meant 'to make someone unable to move or think'. So a 'stunning' event is one that shocks you so much it leaves you speechless.