1
as in amazing
causing wonder or astonishment
the awesome power of the sea
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2
as in wonderful
of the very best kind
the food at the Sunday brunch was just awesome
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awesome power
an awesome feeling
an incredible feeling
an unbeatable feeling
an amazing feeling
a wonderful feeling
an unbelievable feeling
an awesome job
an awesome place
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Recent Examples of awesome
Does an awesome job continuing to reposition throughout reps.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Kai Trump inadvertently got, like, the most awesome tea while shooting her vlog at the UFC 314 in downtown Miami last weekend.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The awesome battery life will easily last you through a long day of heavy scrolling and video streaming.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Kai Trump inadvertently got, like, the most awesome tea while shooting her vlog at the UFC 314 in downtown Miami last weekend.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The awesome battery life will easily last you through a long day of heavy scrolling and video streaming.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for awesome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awesome
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Midway through game three, Agassi was clearly winded from playing in the oppressive Florida humidity, but after an amazing rally at 7-7 in the third the teenagers capitulated and Waters/Agassi were able to win and move forward.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Thank you to our amazing cast, crew, and producers and writers!—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7 Sean: 4 Dom: 9 Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Miss Nellie's is a lovely vibe post-show, and have a wonderful assortment of cocktails and mocktails.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of iron.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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He’s been excellent in dealing with traffic, as the Golden Knights put more bodies in front of him on Tuesday than pretty much the first four games.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tom Hanks narrates this examination of the astonishing variety of life on a supercontinent stretching from northern Canada to the bottom of South America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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This is the astonishing dialectical power of the moment.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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White Smoke Billows from Vatican Chimney White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been chosen on the second day of the conclave.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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There is seemingly a show for each subgenre for fans of all those great 2000s series.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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But there would be no miraculous comeback on this night in Fort Lauderdale.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
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From Moscow’s vantage point, the past three months have been miraculous: Putin can now envision a path to win the war in Ukraine, a possibility that did not exist three months ago because the United States was blocking its way.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As for those overheads, a dimmer switch is a fantastic option to tame harsh ceiling lights.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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There are widescreen vistas aplenty and fantastic use of shadows throughout the movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Dina’s hair looks incredible the entire time, by the way.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Boom, out of nowhere, the enterprising AI developer comes up with an incredible breakthrough, doing so around year 13 or 14.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Awesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awesome. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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