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present tense third-person singular of amaze
Synonyms of amazes
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
- your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
Synonyms for amazes
- astonishes,
- astounds,
- bowls over,
- dumbfounds
- (also dumfounds),
- flabbergasts,
- floors,
- rocks,
- shocks,
- startles,
- stuns,
- stupefies,
- surprises
- (also surprizes),
- thunderstrikes
Words Related to amazes
- befuddles,
- bewilders,
- blindsides,
- blows away,
- confounds,
- confuses,
- dazes,
- discomfits,
- disconcerts,
- dismays,
- jars,
- muddles,
- nonpluses
- (or nonplusses),
- perplexes,
- shakes up
Phrases Synonymous with amazes
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“Amazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazes. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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