1
as in amazed
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street
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2
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me
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Recent Examples of astonished
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Director Robert Hastie and choreographer Jenny Arnold keep the quintet of actors in such constant motion, rife with genre winks and references, that I was astonished not to see Ben Stones’s crisp, transformable base costumes of pinstripes, suspenders, and ties soaked clean through by the finale.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
An astonished Lara asks them to move to the crew mess, which makes Wihan huff and puff in irritation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sue Bird, a WNBA and college basketball legend in her own right, was also astonished.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Director Robert Hastie and choreographer Jenny Arnold keep the quintet of actors in such constant motion, rife with genre winks and references, that I was astonished not to see Ben Stones’s crisp, transformable base costumes of pinstripes, suspenders, and ties soaked clean through by the finale.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonished
Adjective
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But looking up at the windows, the friends were amazed by how much — including the memories — remained.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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His recent haul of sports cards drew thousands of upvotes and hundreds of amazed comments.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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This year, don’t be surprised if the company’s new Orlando theme park Epic Universe gets a mention, or perhaps Disney’s new project in Abu Dhabi.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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And while Neon and A24 will always be competitive, the agent wouldn’t be surprised to see others looking to get in that race.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 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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While guest hosting Today with Jenna & Friends on Tuesday, May 20, Guthrie, 53, shared that her son Charley, 8, asked her not to come to his school's party, leaving her good friend Jenna Bush Hager, 43, shocked.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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So when Green’s ex reached out, unprompted, Green was shocked.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
Wired News,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Because, as the bewildered Jackson says in response, Who hates guitars?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Also speaking to camera, the various members of the Girard family waver between resentment and bewildered confusion.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Astonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonished. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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