astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
Examples of astonishing in a Sentence
He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.
The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.
She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.
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Last month Pop Mart reported an astonishing near 400% increase in profits for the first half of the year.
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Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The gains have been astonishing.
—Fred Imbert,nick Wells, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The scale of investment is astonishing.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Jessie Buckley is just astonishing.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The gains have been astonishing.
—Fred Imbert,nick Wells, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The scale of investment is astonishing.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Jessie Buckley is just astonishing.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for astonishing
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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