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1
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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- awesome,
- awful,
- breathtaking,
- fabulous,
- heart-stopping,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- miraculous,
- portentous,
- prodigious,
- staggering,
- stupendous,
- sublime,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
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2
causing wonder or astonishment
- experiencing the astounding sight of the aurora borealis for the first time
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astounding
verb
present participle of astound
Synonyms of astounding (Entry 2 of 2)
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
Synonyms for astounding
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- bowling over,
- dumbfounding
- (also dumfounding),
- flabbergasting,
- flooring,
- rocking,
- shocking,
- startling,
- stunning,
- stupefying,
- surprising
- (also surprizing),
- thunderstriking
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astounding. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of astounding was in 1590
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