astonished

adjective

as·​ton·​ished ə-ˈstä-nisht How to pronounce astonished (audio)
: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded, amazed
… she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.Jean T. Barrett
heard the news with an astonished smile

Examples of astonished in a Sentence

was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring. Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025 And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me. Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025 Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s. Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025 The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking. Victor Mather, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for astonished

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of astonish

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of astonished was in 1716

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“Astonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonished. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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