amazing

amazing

adjective

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

Rhymes with AMAZING

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