amazed

adjective

ə-ˈmāzd 

: 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

ə-ˈmā-zəd-lē 

adverb

He stared at them amazedly.

Synonyms

• stunned
• astonished
• shocked
• surprised
• horrified
• appalled

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Kaelen Culpepper is amazed by how his former Wichita teammate prepares for games in the cage, a regimen Jenkins says is years in the making. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Each year in recent memory, Scheider sounds amazed when organizers manage to slip more vendors into the popular event. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025

Principal Eric Olsen was amazed by his first jamboree back in 2008. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

In a TikTok video, the owners posted charming footage showing the tiny feline's surprising genius, leaving viewers delighted and amazed at her climbing skills. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of amaze entry 1

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amazed

• overgrazed
• paraphrased
• reappraised
• appraised
• rephrased
• unfazed
• unglazed
• upraised
• blazed
• braised
• brazed
• crazed