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Can amazing mean "good"?
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One common complaint regarding the adjectival use of amazing is the extent to which the word is used in what some feel is a watered-down fashion. Those who take this position argue that unless someone is literally being amazed, the word is ill-chosen.
While this defense of semantic integrity is understandable, we must point out that the broadened meaning of amazing is hardly an isolated case. In fact, a number of words that are semantically similar to amazing have also come unmoored from their original meanings. Fabulous once meant “characteristic of fables," and the earliest known sense of terrific was “exciting fear or awe.” Although the weakened meanings of such words have elicited complaints, most of them have eventually become accepted into the language over the course of time.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Chelsea is the other one with an amazing record of producing high quality players.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The women delivered their high-energy 2020 set in Miami, showing off their amazing dance moves and musical talents — including a special cameo from Lopez's daughter, Emme Maribel, who was 11 at the time.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
In Super Bowl history, only three have players have participated in at least six games, led by Tom Brady with an amazing 10.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Amazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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