stunning

adjective

Definition of stunning

1 :causing astonishment or disbelief

stunning news

2 :strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence

a stunning view

stunning workmanship

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stunningly

adverb

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Researchers have made a stunning discovery.
Our room had a stunning view of the lake.

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Relax on a chic chaise and take in stunning rooftop views from one of the tallest buildings along the Sunset Strip.

— brittany martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "Five Gorgeous Hotel Pools Where You Can Cool off without Booking a Room," 28 Aug. 2017
What’s most stunning here is the chutzpah of using our dear old Boeing to try to make a political case that corporate taxes in this country are too high.

— danny westneat, The Seattle Times, "Paul Ryan picked the most awkward spot in America to argue for corporate tax cuts," 25 Aug. 2017
But a stunning 45-42 loss to Palatine in the first round of the Class 8A state playoffs ended the dream of winning a state championship.

— pat disabato, Daily Southtown, "Countdown to football: Nick Marozas, Brother Rice ranked No. 4 in preseason," 21 Aug. 2017
Then came the extraction and sequencing of ancient DNA (aDNA), which has advanced at a stunning pace.

— gemma tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Proteomics: Moving Beyond DNA to Study the Past," 15 Aug. 2017
The walls are covered with stunning Poliakoff canvases.

— tom sancton, vanityfair.com, "These Thousand-Dollar Toys Are Not Just for Kids," 8 Aug. 2017
Still, Enright's confidence in his team was not shaken by the stunning result on Tuesday night.

— dave melton, Post-Tribune, "Bloomington's ninth-inning rally stuns Oilmen in playoff opener," 1 Aug. 2017
But in the last 90 days, Amazon was mentioned a stunning 635 times, while Trump was mentioned just 162 times.

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "The One Man Wall Street Fears More Than Trump," 31 July 2017
Despite the dark start, the rest of the music video is cheery and fun and filled with clips of Shania stunning in colorful costumes and dancing in front of a gorgeous mansion with an infinity pool—seemingly showing that the star has moved on.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "Watch Shania Twain Stun In Her First Music Video In 5 Years," 28 July 2017

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stunning Synonyms

Synonyms

amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, surprising, stupefying

Antonyms

unsurprising

Near Antonyms

common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

STUNNING Defined for English Language Learners

stunning

adjective

Definition of stunning for English Language Learners

: very surprising or shocking
: very beautiful or pleasing

STUNNING Defined for Kids

stunning

adjective stun·ning \ ˈstə-niŋ \

Definition of stunning for Students

1 :able or likely to make a person senseless or confused

a stunning blow

stunning news

2 :unusually lovely or attractive :striking

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