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adjective

variants also dumfounding
Definition of dumbfoundingnext
as in startling
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness the dumbfounding sight of the race car driver walking away from that horrific crash

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dumbfounding

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verb

variants also dumfounding
present participle of dumbfound
as in surprising
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbfounding
  1. startling
  2. surprising
  3. shocking
  4. astonishing
  5. amazing
  6. stunning
Adjective
  • Dodging may have saved a few North Koreans last weekend, but the 11th Army Corps’ overall casualties were still startling high.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • That also included a startling new development for Shadows: genuine emotion, at least on occasion.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of startling
Adjective
  • That's not surprising, given the current cost of living.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Newsweek previously asked vets what makes dogs choose one person over another and the answer is not surprising.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of surprising
Verb
  • The Bucs’ shocking loss to the Cowboys greatly swung the tide in the division, but the work is hardly done.
    Jeff Howe and Austin Mock, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hefty wind gusts knocked down trees and power lines across the city, blocking major roadways and streets and shocking residents.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of shocking
Adjective
  • Yet the slow force of small change really does alter Saturn’s rings, and what looks like an astonishing, radical amputation may turn out to be the trick of an angle and a passing happenstance of positioning.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • So everybody was just trying to ask something of me, which was an amazing thing.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What’s been amazing about series one is getting all these incredible actors together.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • The stunning collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has presented a new opportunity to gather fresh intelligence on the American national, according to current and former US officials.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • No other team in the playoff has been more second-guessed than the Buckeyes after their regular season ended with a stunning home loss to rival Michigan, which was a 20-point underdog.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of stunning
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