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amazement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of amazement

1 the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary

Israelites watched in amazement as the Red Sea parted so that they could cross on dry land

Synonyms of amazement

admiration, astonishment, awe, wonder, wonderment

Words Related to amazement

respect, reverence, veneration

curiosity, interest

shock, surprise

disbelief, incomprehension, incredulity

beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination

animation, enlightenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation

absorption, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, involvement

Near Antonyms of amazement

apathy, disinterest, incuriosity, indifference, unconcern

boredom, doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness, weltschmerz

cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy

2 the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual

imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man

Synonyms of amazement

astonishment, shock, startlement, stupefaction, surprise (also surprize)

Words Related to amazement

awe, wonder, wonderment

bewilderment, confusion, consternation, discomfiture, dismay

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