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Can amazing mean "good"?
Yes, it can.
One common complaint regarding the adjectival use of amazing is the extent to which the word is used in what some feel is a watered-down fashion. Those who take this position argue that unless someone is literally being amazed, the word is ill-chosen.
While this defense of semantic integrity is understandable, we must point out that the broadened meaning of amazing is hardly an isolated case. In fact, a number of words that are semantically similar to amazing have also come unmoored from their original meanings. Fabulous once meant “characteristic of fables," and the earliest known sense of terrific was “exciting fear or awe.” Although the weakened meanings of such words have elicited complaints, most of them have eventually become accepted into the language over the course of time.
Examples of amazing in a Sentence
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 July 2025
The shoes have amazing cushioning that provides serious support, which was ideal for long walks in Athens.
—Alexis Benveniste, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Apple’s iOS 26 is coming this fall, along with some amazing new features for your iPhone, many of which are powered by Apple Intelligence AI — alongside a new design language dubbed Liquid Glass.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
And then for everyone in this little fake family to turn into a real family, just icing on the cake, was amazing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 12 July 2025
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“Amazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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