amazing
amazing
adjDefinition of AMAZING
: causing amazement, great wonder, or surprise
Examples of AMAZING
- He showed an amazing lack of concern for others.
- The amazing thing is that no one knows where it came from.
- He has an amazing ability to learn new languages.
- 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
Rhymes with AMAZING
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