astounded
adjective
as·tound·ed
ə-ˈstau̇n-dəd 
: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astonished, amazed
was astounded to hear the news
We were too astounded to speak. We could only stand there staring in amazement.—
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleSynonyms of astounded
Examples of astounded in a Sentence
were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket
the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately
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The thousands who came to see his 1857 painting of Niagara Falls, first in the United States and then in Britain, were astounded by its immense scale and unique perspective.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Carrawell was astounded at Knueppel’s basketball knowledge.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Brauker hung a cell camera on one of his new mushroom plots last fall, and was astounded at the results.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Winfried, to his credit, is astounded.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Carrawell was astounded at Knueppel’s basketball knowledge.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Brauker hung a cell camera on one of his new mushroom plots last fall, and was astounded at the results.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Winfried, to his credit, is astounded.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for astounded
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“Astounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounded. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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