Synonyms of awed
: showing awe
awed respect

Examples of awed in a Sentence

gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Simmons, who would miss the induction ceremony due to an undisclosed family emergency (the band’s representative affirmed all is well), was also equal parts honored and awed. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 June 2026 With every contribution from Messi, that sense of awed reverence from the crowd increased. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose. James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Even from my extremely suboptimal vantage point in the very front corner of the theater, I was awed by the depth and crispness of the 3D imagery. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for awed

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of awed was in 1591

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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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