: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
amazedly adverb
He stared at them amazedly.

Examples of amazed in a Sentence

you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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People were amazed by the way the camera captured years of activity. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 Both Aduba and Park are amazed by how meticulous Davies was with the show’s details. Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2025 Our tester was amazed by how well the bottoms fit her. Esme Benjamin, People.com, 20 June 2025 Hamill is a little amazed himself that this continues to happen. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for amazed

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of amaze entry 1

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amazed was in 1548

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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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