astonished

adjective

as·​ton·​ished ə-ˈstä-nisht 

: 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

Synonyms

• amazed
• astounded
• awestruck
• awestricken
• bowled over
• dumbfounded
• dumfounded
• dumbstruck
• flabbergasted
• shocked
• stunned
• stupefied
• thunderstruck

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

Recent Examples on the Web

But most of the characters in the show at least get a moment of feeling astonished and adrift. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 June 2024

LeBron James delivered such a jaw-dropping shooting clinic during the Lakers’ 116-104 win in Brooklyn on Sunday that an astonished Barclays Center crowd gave the four-time NBA MVP a rare road standing ovation. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024

The duo both let out an astonished gasp and awkwardly stare in disbelief. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024

Ed Sheeran and Diljit Dosanjh shock fans on social media with surprise duet Sheeran and Dosanjh’s duet set social media ablaze, with astonished fans expressing their amazement at the singers’ collaboration. —USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of astonish

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above