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- Dictionaryastounding/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. surprisingly impressive or notable: "the summit offers astounding views"
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very surprising or shocking: an astounding fact / decision / revelation. an astounding (= very great) victory / achievement / success. Synonyms. amazing. astonishing. staggering. stunning (SHOCKING) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprising and shocking. against all expectations phrase. amaze. amazingly. astonish. dumbfoundingly.
The meaning of ASTOUNDING is causing astonishment or amazement. How to use astounding in a sentence.
If you see something that's astounding, you might just stare and stare, speechless. Astounding also describes something so surprisingly impressive that it overwhelms, like the astounding news that you just won the lottery.
Astounding definition: capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.. See examples of ASTOUNDING used in a sentence.
If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
adjective amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant, impressive, astonishing, staggering, sensational (informal), bewildering, stunning, breathtaking, wondrous (archaic or literary), jaw-dropping, stupefying, gee-whizz (slang) The results are quite astounding.
Definition of astounding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to surprise and shock someone, esp. with news of something that is completely unexpected: Considering how badly they’re paid and what little support they get, the dedication of these teachers astounds me. (Definition of astound from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen. [...] More. Synonyms of 'astounding' • amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant [...] More. Collocations with the word 'astounding' astounding success. Examples of 'astounding' in a sentence.
Synonyms for ASTOUNDING: amazing, surprising, startling, stunning, shocking, astonishing, wonderful, incredible; Antonyms of ASTOUNDING: unsurprising, normal, ordinary, typical, common, usual, customary, mundane.
