ASTOUNDINGLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

astoundingly

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Recent Examples of astoundingly Picking the flags for our new school was the hardest part of an astoundingly easy process. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 Today, almost 160 years since Twain’s account of his trip was first published, global travel has become astoundingly more accessible, efficient, and interconnected. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 An astoundingly prolific painter, Max was also a canny businessman. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026 The prospects can seem both abundant and astoundingly unappealing. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The level of borrowing this industry is seeing is astoundingly high. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 Either the bike is astoundingly valuable as a collector's item, or sellers are contributing to the lore of one of Tesla's wildest non-car releases in 2026. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026 To this point, this World Cup has been astoundingly good, frankly. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 Ted Lasso rookie cards in existence; an astoundingly small number considering the hundreds that were originally given away. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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But Salazar, who, amazingly, is also a Cuban American former news anchor, is now reckoning with her district increasingly turning on the President amid economic pressure and an immigration crackdown that is extremely unpopular among Latinos.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Reid, amazingly, has the most wins of any coach at Allegiant with seven.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

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Some years later, almost just as astonishingly, Stephen Dixon and I became pen pals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Forecasts for this storm reflect the improving reliability of AI weather models overall, and signal an astonishingly rapid shift to routine use of such products by human forecasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of astonishingly

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Waititi and co-screenwriter Dahvi Waller seem impervious to that refined sensibility, instead preferring to slather on the quirks, to stunningly charmless effect.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Mulder's dingy little base of operations has been stunningly recreated here, with both overt references and subtle nods that X-Files fans will appreciate.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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