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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.
: causing astonishment or amazement. an astounding revelation. astoundingly. ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. amazing. astonishing. blindsiding. dumbfounding. dumfounding. eye-opening. flabbergasting. jarring. jaw-dropping. jolting. shocking. startling. stunning. stupefying. surprising. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
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.
If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
Astounding definition: capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.. See examples of ASTOUNDING used in a sentence.
Define astounding. astounding synonyms, astounding pronunciation, astounding translation, English dictionary definition of astounding. tr.v. a·stound·ed , a·stound·ing , a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. a·stound′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
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)
Definition of astounding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
Synonyms for ASTOUNDING: amazing, surprising, startling, stunning, shocking, astonishing, wonderful, incredible; Antonyms of ASTOUNDING: unsurprising, normal, ordinary, typical, common, usual, customary, mundane
