astonishing
1Astonishing — As*ton ish*ing, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [1913 Webster] Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [1913 Webster] {As*ton ish*ing*ly}, adv. {As*ton ish*ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2astonishing — index moving (evoking emotion), notable, noteworthy, peculiar (curious), portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing) …
3astonishing — [adj] surprising amazing, astounding, bewildering, breathtaking, extraordinary, impressive, marvelous, miraculous, spectacular, staggering, startling, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, wonderful, wondrous; concepts 547,572 Ant. boring,… …
4astonishing — adj. 1) astonishing to 2) astonishing to + inf. (it was astonishing to watch them perform) 3) astonishing that + clause (it was astonishing to everyone that the court had made such a decision) * * * [ə stɒnɪʃɪŋ] astonishing to astonishing that +… …
5astonishing — [[t]əstɒ̱nɪʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is astonishing is very surprising. It s astonishing, he s learned Latin in three hours! ...an astonishing display of physical strength. Syn: amazing Derived words: astonishingly ADV GRADED ADV adj/adv …
6astonishing — astonishingly, adv. astonishingness, n. /euh ston i shing/, adj. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark. [1520 30; ASTONISH + ING2] * * * …
7astonishing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ find sth ▪ I find his attitude absolutely astonishing. ADVERB ▪ really, truly …
8astonishing — as|ton|ish|ing [əˈstɔnıʃıŋ US əˈsta: ] adj so surprising that it is difficult to believe = ↑amazing ▪ an astonishing decision ▪ their astonishing success >astonishingly adv ▪ an astonishingly good voice …
9astonishing — a|ston|ish|ing [ ə stanıʃıŋ ] adjective * very surprising: He was eating his food with astonishing speed. It s astonishing how much the place has changed. ╾ a|ston|ish|ing|ly adverb …
10astonishing */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ] adjective very surprising He was eating his food with astonishing speed. It s astonishing how much the place has changed. Derived word: astonishingly UK / US adverb …
