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adjective
- 1. greatly surprised or impressed; amazed: "he was astonished at the change in him"
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adjective. uk / əˈstɒn.ɪʃt / us / əˈstɑː.nɪʃt / Add to word list. B2. very surprised: [ + to infinitive ] I was astonished to see Miriam there. They looked astonished when I announced I was pregnant. The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery. Synonyms. amazed. astounded. staggered. stunned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded, amazed. … she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects. Jean T. Barrett. heard the news with an astonished smile. Synonyms. amazed. astounded. awestruck. awestricken. bowled over. dumbfounded. dumfounded. dumbstruck. flabbergasted. shocked. stunned. stupefied.
to surprise someone very much: I was astonished by how much she'd grown. What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. Synonyms. amaze. astound. stagger (SHOCK) stun (SHOCK) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.
Astonished definition: filled with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amazed. See examples of ASTONISHED used in a sentence.
If you are astonished, you're feeling the emotional punch of a huge surprise. If you've lived in the city your whole life, the first night you spend in the desert staring at billions of stars will leave you astonished.
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Definition of astonished adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for ASTONISHED: amazed, stunned, shocked, surprised, horrified, dumfounded, appalled, astounded; Antonyms of ASTONISHED: unruffled, nonchalant, casual, blasé, blase, unimpressed, indifferent, disinterested
astonished meaning, definition, what is astonished: very surprised about something: Learn more.
Define astonished. astonished synonyms, astonished pronunciation, astonished translation, English dictionary definition of astonished. tr.v. as·ton·ished , as·ton·ish·ing , as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. a·ston′ish·ing·ly adv.
