astounding
adjective
as·tound·ing
ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ 
: causing astonishment or amazement
an astounding revelation
Examples of astounding in a Sentence
He ate an astounding amount of food.
the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years
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John Ramos, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The Victoria Falls are an astounding sight.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907), which Lauder bought for an astounding $135 million, is one such work that will stay at the townhouse.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for astounding
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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