Thesaurus
stunning
Synonyms and Antonyms of stunning
- we suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of the bottom-ranked team in the division
unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen
awesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, heart-stopping, marvelous (or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacular
befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, flustering, muddling, nonplussing (also nonplusing), perplexing, upsetting
incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unthinkable
singular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwonted
- the stunning beauty of the star-filled sky on a cloudless night
incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable
extraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacular
singular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkable
impressive, smashing, striking
mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling
animating, energizing, enlightening, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating
alluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, entertaining, enthralling, fascinating, interesting
- how stunning the performers look in their costumes
alluring, appealing, charming, cunning, delightful, engaging, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), prepossessing
elegant, exquisite, glorious, Junoesque, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, statuesque, sublime, superb
personable, pleasant, presentable
desirable, dishy, dollish, foxy, hot, luscious, nubile, pulchritudinous, seductive, sexy, toothsome
arresting, eye-catching, flamboyant, flashy, glossy, showstopping, showy, slick, snazzy, splashy, striking, zingy
abhorrent, abominable, bad, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, foul, frightful, ghastly, horrible, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, objectionable, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening, terrible, vile
unappealing, unappetizing, unimposing, unpleasant, unprepossessing
Synonyms and Antonyms of stunning
- a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas
deadening, knocking out, paralyzing
benumbing, numbing, stupefying
banging, bashing, belting, bludgeoning, bonking, bopping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, hammering, hitting, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slamming, slapping, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, striking, swatting, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, whaling
battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing, mangling, mauling, pelting, pummeling (also pummelling)
- the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff
amazing, astonishing, astounding, bowling over, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), flabbergasting, flooring, rocking, shocking, startling, stupefying, surprising (also surprizing), thunderstriking
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