stunning

adjective

stun·​ning ˈstə-niŋ 

1

: causing astonishment or disbelief

stunning news

2

: strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence

a stunning view

stunning workmanship

stunningly adverb

Synonyms of stunning

• amazing
• surprising
• startling
• shocking
• wonderful

Examples of stunning in a Sentence

Researchers have made a stunning discovery.

Our room had a stunning view of the lake.

Recent Examples on the Web

An act of controversy, a stunning goal or striking individualism. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

On Monday, the stunning property, once owned by rock singer Chris Isaak, will open to the public as a new oceanfront park. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Now, police in Ecuador have found his likeness in an unexpected place – printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment seized in a truck near the Colombian border. — CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Now, police in Ecuador have found it in an unexpected place - printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment seized in a truck near the Colombian border. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stunning

• bunning
• cunning
• dunning
• gunning
• punning
• running
• shunning
• sunning
• overrunning

Kids Definition

stunning

adjective

stun·​ning

ˈstən-iŋ

1

: causing astonishment or disbelief

stunning news

2

: unusually impressive especially in beauty or excellence

a stunning view

a stunning effort

stunningly adverb