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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remarkable |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary, fascinating, marvelous, miraculous, striking, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | fantastical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marvelous |
| Synonyms: | absurd, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, bizarre, breathtaking, crazy, divine, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, far-fetched, glorious, incredible, mad, out of this world, outlandish, prodigious, remarkable, ridiculous, sensational, spectacular, splendid, strange, stupendous, superb, terrific, unbelievable, weird, wild, wonderful, wondrous |
| Main Entry: | ripping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marvelous |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, astonishing, bad*, boss*, colossal, cool*, divine, dreamy*, enjoyable, excellent, fab, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, greatest, groovy*, hot*, keen, magnificent, neat*, out of this world, outrageous, peachy, pleasant, pleasurable, prime*, rewarding, satisfying, sensational, smashing, solid gold, solid*, spectacular, splendid, stupendous, super, superb, supreme, swell*, terrific, wonderful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unusual |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypic, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, novel, odd*, out of the ordinary, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, something else, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unparalleled, unwonted, weird* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unwonted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unusual |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypic, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, novel, odd*, out of the ordinary, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, something else, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unordinary, unparalleled, weird* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve |
| Antonyms: | assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | amaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise |
| Synonyms: | affect, alarm, astonish, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, bowl over, daze, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast*, impress, move, perplex, put one away, shock, stagger, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, touch* |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | astound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bewilder, blow away, bowl over, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, knock over with feather, overwhelm, shock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, astonish, blow away, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, hotdog, impress, intimidate, knock socks off, overawe, scare, showboat, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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