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
New Atlas, 10 May 2025
The way Yamal is handling his rise does not cease to amaze.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 May 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The use of the laws of perspective amazed bystanders, altered the course of Western art for more than 450 years and, more recently, led to mathematical discoveries that enable elliptic curve cryptography.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
While the dazzling auroras might’ve amazed our ancestors, the weak magnetic field intensified ultraviolet and cosmic radiation.
—New Atlas, 10 May 2025
The way Yamal is handling his rise does not cease to amaze.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
People who don’t know much about the club are amazed.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The use of the laws of perspective amazed bystanders, altered the course of Western art for more than 450 years and, more recently, led to mathematical discoveries that enable elliptic curve cryptography.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
Adjective
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Kenny Francois, the CEO of LETS Community Center in Miami Gardens, which serves the Haitian immigrant community, was shocked to learn of the Supreme Court’s decision.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Fans of the original film were quite shocked to see the change.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Tucker Wetmore is still a little astonished by his success.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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So don’t be surprised if Cuba is back soon in the headlines.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Washington: The best part is, Mark looked surprised.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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What sets even Milosz’s early poems of exile and displacement apart is his talent for burying an appalled stringency beneath sentimental guff.—
William Logan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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One of Whipple’s main sources is Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klain, who often comes across in the book as an appalled observer.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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