MARVELING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

marveling

adjective

variants or marvelling

as in wondering

filled with amazement or wonder with marveling stares, onlookers gathered round the remarkable invention

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Once the excitement was over, Elvia Malcolm started looking through the photos on her phone and was amazed to see that some clear action shots of the chase.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Once the excitement was over, Elvia Malcolm started looking through the photos on her phone and was amazed to see some clear action shots of the chase.

— Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of amazed

Adjective

Further stories illuminate emotional realities burrowed deep within enormously likeable characters, often moving the reader (or this reader anyway) to astonished tears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
One that draws more approving thumbs-ups, creates more astonished grins, or pulls more phones from pockets for impromptu photographs and video—especially in stunning Verde Ermes metallic paint.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026

Definition of astonished

Adjective

Separate recyclables and food waste from general waste, use the blue bags for what is left, and don't be surprised if your host checks your work.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The only surprising thing would be if anybody is surprised at how great Larry David’s new HBO show is.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Definition of surprised

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