amazing

amazing

adj

Definition of AMAZING

: causing amazement, great wonder, or surprise

Examples of AMAZING

1. He showed an amazing lack of concern for others.
2. The amazing thing is that no one knows where it came from.
3. He has an amazing ability to learn new languages.
4. Her grandmother was really an amazing woman.

First Known Use of AMAZING

1593

Related to AMAZING

Synonyms: surprising, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying

Antonyms: unsurprising

Related Words: unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen; awesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, heart-stopping, marvelous (or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrous; extraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacular; befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, flustering, muddling, nonplussing (also nonplusing), perplexing, upsetting; incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unthinkable; singular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwonted; conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkable; impressive, striking

Near Antonyms: common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

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Rhymes with AMAZING

barn raising, fund-raising, hair-raising, hell-raising, house-raising, stargazing, trailblazing