: 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
Synonyms of amazed
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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Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
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Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
After a game in Germany once, the players from the Lake Norman area were amazed to see 15-year-old German soccer players smoking cigarettes and drinking beer.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
According to Oliveira, onlookers were amazed by the size of the shark as it was brought closer to shore.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Gentry’s nearly half-hour spectacle of soccer skill left Porter amazed, but not necessarily surprised, given how Gentry juggles the various balls of her life.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for amazed
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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