astonished

adjective

as·​ton·​ished ə-ˈstä-nisht 

: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded, amazed

… she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.

—Jean T. Barrett

heard the news with an astonished smile

Synonyms

• amazed
• astounded
• awestruck
• awestricken
• bowled over
• dumbfounded
• dumfounded
• dumbstruck
• flabbergasted
• shocked
• stunned
• stupefied
• thunderstruck

Examples of astonished in a Sentence

was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street

grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year

Recent Examples on the Web

Beth Birchfield: And not only was I astonished that I'd never been taught this, but especially having a degree in economics, how did this never come across. —Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024

The fishermen proudly displayed their catch for astonished locals, and researchers have confirmed from a photo taken at the time that the shark on display was indeed a bull shark. —Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024

But most of the characters in the show at least get a moment of feeling astonished and adrift. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 June 2024

LeBron James delivered such a jaw-dropping shooting clinic during the Lakers’ 116-104 win in Brooklyn on Sunday that an astonished Barclays Center crowd gave the four-time NBA MVP a rare road standing ovation. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of astonish

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above