as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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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 amaze
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marshall amazed Grant with his consistency and ability to show up every week and make key contributions.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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
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Verb
The way 16 different emotions can flit across his face in a single moment continually surprises, amazes and confounds us.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marshall amazed Grant with his consistency and ability to show up every week and make key contributions.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
Adjective
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Świątek may be surprised to be here, but Anisimova must be in total shock.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The video, which features a visibly surprised Kaitlin receiving her favorite treats and a handwritten note, has been shared across TikTok and beyond.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The season 26 veto meeting when Tucker chooses not to save himself and instead saves a shocked Angela.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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The reason people are so shocked about all this is not many 'Christians' and even 'pastors' actually believe the Bible.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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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
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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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“Amaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amaze. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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