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as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
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as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amazed
Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Viewers on YouTube were amazed by the poster's finds, as well as the dresser itself.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Step inside a castle … that’s inside a very large building and prepare to be amazed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Looking out her Tehran window, 7-year-old Tooba was amazed to see a large plume of smoke rising from a nearby neighborhood.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
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Adjective
Ben Brown is amazed by the energy Crow-Armstrong brings daily.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Viewers on YouTube were amazed by the poster's finds, as well as the dresser itself.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Step inside a castle … that’s inside a very large building and prepare to be amazed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Looking out her Tehran window, 7-year-old Tooba was amazed to see a large plume of smoke rising from a nearby neighborhood.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazed
Adjective
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And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Rylee Arnold, 28, recently purchased a home in Salt Lake City and was pleasantly surprised when her seller offered to cover many of the closing costs.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Don’t be surprised if a group dynamic undergoes a major shift as someone’s true colors are revealed.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Feel that stretch in your shoulders, and in your capacity to still be shocked, six months into Trump’s second term.—
Jena Friedman,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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Matlin appears shocked but somewhat timid when Hurt, who presented her with the award after winning the previous year's Best Actor statue for Kiss of the Spider Woman, calls and then signs her name.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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When Burrell wasn’t tapped to join the show’s 28th season in January — after playing a central role in the first 27 — viewers were appalled and even Burrell was baffled.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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There was an appalled silence broken at last by Wells.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Indiana State Police Troopers Amanda Parker and Jaylen Holt-Terry took their plates and sat off to the side Tuesday afternoon, awed by the history in the room.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazed. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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