Definition of awed
: showing awe
- awed respect
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Examples of awed in a Sentence
gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
Recent Examples of awed from the Web
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Easily the most buzzed about moment, however, was when Tupac rose from the grave (via a life-sized, hologram-like 3D projection) to perform two hits for the awed audience. 4.
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One of their millions of awed YouTube viewers was none other than Beyoncé herself, who went on to sign the girls to her Parkwood Entertainment label.
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Their awed obedience can encourage rigid enforcement of even vague or conflicting policies.
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The crowd went from laughing to cheering to awed silence.
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Meanwhile, Chi Chi is awed to be in the presence of guest judge and true diva Vanessa Williams.
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Sam Eddins also feels a little awed at the Brindley family's courage and grace.
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As the teenagers in Block's stage production class listened in awed silence, Block told them that the sightings have a remarkable consistency -- always a female, elusive, wearing white clothes.
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Spencer grew awed by Kenan's ability to adapt to physical adversity.
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First Known Use of awed
1592
awed Synonyms
Synonyms
amazed, astonished, astounded, awestruck (also awestricken), dumbfounded (also dumfounded), flabbergasted, marveling (or marvelling), openmouthed, wondering;
Near Antonyms
disinterested, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested;
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