astounding [uh-stoun-ding] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
astound [uh-stound]
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: 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'
Main Entry: appall/appal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: horrify
Synonyms: alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve
Antonyms: comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy
Example Sentences
  • Fishermen can now drop nets into holes and crevices with astounding accuracy.
  • Astounding detail and boardroom quality make this map excellent for reference in your home or office.
  • He participated fully and joyfully in an astounding array of the functions of the modern research university.
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Main Entry: appalling
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: horrifying
Synonyms: alarming, astounding, awful, bad, daunting, dire, disheartening, dismaying, dreadful, fearful, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, grim, grody, gross*, harrowing, heavy*, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrific, intimidating, mean, petrifying, scaring, shocking, terrible, terrifying, the end, unnerving
Antonyms: comforting, encouraging, reassuring, satisfying
Main Entry: astonish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: surprise
Synonyms: amaze, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, boggle, bowl over, confound, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, knock over, overwhelm, put one away, shock, spring on, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, take aback, throw a curve
Antonyms: bore, calm, expect
Main Entry: astonishing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: surprising
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, bewildering, breathtaking, extraordinary, impressive, marvelous, miraculous, spectacular, staggering, startling, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, wonderful, wondrous
Antonyms: boring, dull, expected
Main Entry: baffle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: perplex
Synonyms: addle, amaze, astound, befuddle, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, daze, disconcert, dumbfound, elude, embarrass, faze, floor*, get, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, rattle, stick*, stump, stun, throw
Antonyms: clear up, enlighten, explain
Main Entry: bedazzle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: captivate
Synonyms: astound, bewilder, blind, confuse, daze, dazzle, dumbfound, enchant, overwhelm, stagger, stun
Main Entry: boggle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: astonish
Synonyms: amaze, astound, bowl over, fill with wonder, flabbergast*, overwhelm, shock, startle
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