as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me
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as in surprising
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness
the flabbergasting sight of the mess that the teens had left in the kitchen
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as in amazing
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me
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Recent Examples of flabbergast
Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Gates, who once held Musk’s current position as the world’s wealthiest person, seems to find this hard-right turn flabbergasting.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Dozens of producer friends wrote to one another, flabbergasted that such a thing could happen.
—Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
As the rational and oft-flabbergasted physician who narrates Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, Watson is the looking glass into Holmes’s intellectual superpowers.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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For Perry, these operations felt like the final step to closing out a weight loss journey that flabbergasted millions online.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Gates, who once held Musk’s current position as the world’s wealthiest person, seems to find this hard-right turn flabbergasting.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Dozens of producer friends wrote to one another, flabbergasted that such a thing could happen.
—Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
As the rational and oft-flabbergasted physician who narrates Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, Watson is the looking glass into Holmes’s intellectual superpowers.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabbergast
Adjective
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The Cardinals certainly hope that’s the case, as their rotation has been a surprising strength.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Listen to this article 3 min Italian archaeologists recently made a surprising religious discovery in an unusual location: an Ancient Roman bath complex.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Following the amazing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake from the end of last year, the other two parts of the Erdrick Trilogy are being combined into one game.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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There’s still men — there’s Benson, who’s doing amazing.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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More startling is the proliferation of machine or non-human identities (NHIs).—
Paul Zolfaghari,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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But advances in the sequencing of ancient and modern DNA have allowed scientists to look more closely at how our genetic code has evolved over time—and the results are startling.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Read more: Lakers' Bronny James Among NBA's Elite in One Unique Category Following the shocking comeback victory, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark could not contain her excitement.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The shocking 2023 implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible, which instantly killed all five passengers, is the subject of a damning new documentary from Netflix.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Immerse yourself in the outdoors in South America Known for its alpine mountains and sapphire-blue lakes, Chile’s lake district is also a destination filled with stunning natural beauty.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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But the stunning decline in imports could mean retailers have less of an inventory buffer, leaving them less able to avoid paying future tariffs — and that could lead to price increases for US consumers.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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After 23 years and an astonishing 4,953 episodes, the show reaches its finale Friday as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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“Flabbergast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flabbergast. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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