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adjective

ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ How to pronounce astounding (audio)
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as in amazing
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years

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as in astonishing
causing wonder or astonishment experiencing the astounding sight of the aurora borealis for the first time

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astounding

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verb

present participle of astound
as in stunning
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday

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Recent Examples of astounding
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Custom-made by Cartier, the ring cost an astounding $4 million and today is worth a cool $38 million. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 The astounding results delivered by Daraxonrasib, and likely by a new crop of medications now in development pipelines of pharma companies that work in a similar fashion, suddenly provide a significant opportunity to act. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Little Belgium has several astounding inventions to its name—French fries, waffles, and the saxophone, just to name a few. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 July 2026 On July 2, a rep for Swift told PEOPLE that the couple had made an astounding $26 million in donations to various charitable organizations. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for astounding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astounding
  1. amazing
  2. astonishing
  3. stunning
  4. surprising
  5. wonderful
  6. shocking
  7. startling
  8. miraculous
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  • So learn to love it and use it to help people to see the constraint as something amazing and beneficial like free filtering, a gift of what not to do, or even a head start, not a smaller box to play in.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Networking is an amazing way to connect you with people in your professional field and to give you insight into your career trajectory, Libra.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • Their defensive commitment was astonishing, compact and aggressive in a 5-4-1 shape throughout, limiting the overwhelming tournament favourites to pot-shots for over an hour.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Laptop Deal The HP OmniBook 3 redefines long-haul productivity by delivering an astonishing 32 hours and 15 minutes of operating on a single charge.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of astonishing
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  • Margaret deploys this power to find Daniel and to free him from Noah and the WARDEX minions—essentially, by stunning them emotionally.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Definition of stunning
Adjective
  • The early returns were surprising for a candidate who had entered the race with little name recognition but, by Election Day, had become an unlikely figure in the increasingly bitter contest between the two Democrats.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • That’s probably not the surprising part — his speed has always been in play.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of surprising
Adjective
  • The resort provides a hiking guide—Nafea Abdeljalil was wonderful—and of course transport.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
  • Izzy, a vulnerable, dry-humored lesbian, played with a hummingbird intensity by the wonderful Molly Bernard, marvels that the experience is hard to describe to anyone who hasn’t been through it, like sharing a dream.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of wonderful
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  • The payments were introduced following a 2024 assassination attempt on Fico, who was shot and gravely wounded after a government meeting, shocking the small country and reverberating across Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Cape Verde, the ultimate underdog, went toe-to-toe with a primary contender, shocking the soccer world with a 0-0 draw against Spain.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of shocking
Adjective
  • It’s pretty commonly known, and not very startling, that free-ranging cats eat birds and small rodents.
    — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Statisticians then analyzed these sequences and made a startling discovery.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Definition of startling
Adjective
  • Kunst said there were some undocumented claims of miraculous cures prior to when records of such occurrences would be kept, dating back to the 1950s.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Argentina began to mount their counter attack with a 79th minute goal from Cristian Romero followed by Messi's 83rd minute goal, and finally a stoppage time goal for Enzo Fernández to improbably lift Argentina over Egypt in a miraculous comeback.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026
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