amazement
noun
amaze·ment
ə-ˈmāz-mənt 
1
: a feeling of astonishment : the quality or state of being amazed
was filled with amazement by what he saw
She stared at him in amazement.
2
: something that causes astonishment : something that is amazing
… the amazements that are turning up in physics each year …—
Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas3
obsolete
: consternation, bewilderment
Examples of amazement in a Sentence
The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.
Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
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—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Much to Altshuler’s amazement, Time was willing to consider it, but not if the Newsweek cover was going forward.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
More than six months later, a reply arrived in the mail—sparking amazement and confusion in her household, and fascination among viewers online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Teammates Curry and Horford, watching in street clothes from the bench, looked on in equal parts disbelief and amazement.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amazement
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“Amazement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazement. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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amazement
noun
amaze·ment
ə-ˈmāz-mənt
: great surprise or astonishment
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