as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Recent Examples of awed
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Most writers with a foot in the avant-garde achieve cult status at best; Smith collects awed reviews at home and abroad, wins prizes and honors, and sells lots and lots of books to avid fans.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The visibly shocked and awed fan more than proved her Green Day knowledge by belting out the lyrics perfectly with Armstrong.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Most writers with a foot in the avant-garde achieve cult status at best; Smith collects awed reviews at home and abroad, wins prizes and honors, and sells lots and lots of books to avid fans.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awed
Adjective
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Cheyenne Graham welcomed her son Louis in 2024, and since then, she's been amazed by how patient her dachshund Cooper has remained.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Her portrayal of Diana gives this Amazonian princess the proper regal bearing, but Gadot proves to have a wonderfully wry sense of humor as the character continues to be amazed at how weird male mortals are.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Verb
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As an anti-capital punishment lawyer, I am appalled by what followed as well.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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As a woman, I am appalled by Michael Tanzi's outrageous actions.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Starting Jets center Joe Tippmann was one of those surprised people, but Glenn called Tippmann shortly after the deal was made to explain his thinking.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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Based on the findings, don’t be surprised if there are more lessons to be learned from the tragedy.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awed. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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