WONDERING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

wondering

adjective

as in amazed

filled with amazement or wonder with wondering expressions on our faces, we watched the acrobats perform their daring feats

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Researchers were amazed that Australia could stay bird-flu-free for six years.

— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Adamantium-tally our SEA officers were amazed to see this image roll across their X-ray screen.

— News Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of amazed

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So audiences may be surprised about his latest turn, playing a cheerful educator in the Old West with an affinity for the literary classics.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
One teammate who isn’t surprised at all about Martinez’s ironwoman status is Leah Romano.

— Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of surprised

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And Denée Benton, whose budding writer Peggy Scott acts as an entry point into New York’s prosperous Black elite, still sounds astonished.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of astonished

Adjective

The Heat awoke Tuesday as the NBA’s only 0-4 team and thoroughly bewildered about how a group that fashioned itself a contender could continue to perform so poorly.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Darren Foote, a fellow veteran who helped organize the festivities, told the BBC that Filer was somewhat bewildered by all the attention.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of bewildered

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