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adjective
- 1. extremely surprising or impressive; amazing: "an astonishing achievement"
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staggering. stunning (SHOCKING) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing. What other astonishing nuggets of wisdom do you have for us? Old people often have astonishing powers of recall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of ASTONISHING is causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising. How to use astonishing in a sentence.
(əstɒnɪʃɪŋ ) adjective B2. Something that is astonishing is very surprising. It's astonishing, he's learned Latin in three hours! ...an astonishing display of physical strength. Synonyms: amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant More Synonyms of astonishing. astonishingly adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]
Something astonishing is astounding, staggering, stupefying, amazing, or incredible. It's not something you see every day.
Definition of astonishing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. astonishing. adjective. /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/ very surprising; difficult to believe synonym amazing. She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.6 seconds. I find it absolutely astonishing that you didn't like it. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Astonishing definition: causing astonishment or surprise; amazing. See examples of ASTONISHING used in a sentence.
Define astonishing. astonishing synonyms, astonishing pronunciation, astonishing translation, English dictionary definition of astonishing. tr.v. as·ton·ished , as·ton·ish·ing , as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.
astonishing meaning, definition, what is astonishing: so surprising that it is difficult to be...: Learn more.
to fill with sudden wonder; amaze: The sudden victory astonished everybody. astonish is a verb, astonished and astonishing are adjectives, astonishment is a noun: The tricks astonished the kids. The astonished onlookers gasped in amazement. The astonishing tricks entertained us for quite a while.
(əstɒnɪʃɪŋ ) adjective. Something that is astonishing is very surprising. ...an astonishing display of physical strength. Synonyms: amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant More Synonyms of astonishing. astonishingly adverb. Andrea was an astonishingly beautiful young woman. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
