astonishing

adjective

as·ton·ish·ing ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ

Synonyms of astonishing next

: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising

an astonishing discovery

astonishingly

ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ-lē

adverb

Examples of astonishing in a Sentence

He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others. The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff. She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.

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But while this award was received with a swell of enthusiasm back in West Africa, virtually no one in the U.S. had ever written about him or his family’s astonishing legacy. —

Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 Both turned out to be historic miscalculations — with no clearer evidence than the astonishing fall of an Assad family regime on Sunday that had ruled Syria for 53 years. —

Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024 Despite this, her astonishing rise carried sponsor power without a racket. —

Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 The Eiffel Tower rises in the background, just outside Andy’s (quite astonishing) bedroom window. —

Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for astonishing