jaw-dropping

adjective

jaw-drop·​ping ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ 

: causing great surprise or astonishment

jaw-dropper

ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-pər 

noun

jaw-droppingly

ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• amazing
• astonishing
• astounding
• blindsiding
• dumbfounding
• dumfounding
• eye-opening
• flabbergasting
• jarring
• jolting
• shocking
• startling
• stunning
• stupefying
• surprising

Examples of jaw-dropping in a Sentence

the jaw-dropping prices for high-end modern art at the auction houses this season

Recent Examples on the Web

Not only that, but heading into Tribal, they were armed with Kyle’s immunity idol and Kamilla’s extra vote, which set the stage for fireworks, shocked faces and another jaw-dropping blindside. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025

If sardines disappear, so too do the countless species that depend on them—from seabirds to sharks to the very predators that drive them into these jaw-dropping, hypnotic spirals. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Cadillac revealed a jaw-dropping, electrically powered ultra-luxury convertible show car Monday, along with more details about how the automaker hopes to return to the front rank of global luxury brands. —Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025

And what makes this stunner of a vote even that much more jaw-dropping: Britney casts the vote that was the nail in Danielle’s coffin. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jaw-dropping

• eavesdropping
• outcropping
• sharecropping
• chopping
• copping
• cropping
• dropping
• flopping
• hopping
• lopping
• mopping
• popping