Astonished

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  • adjective. Amazed; surprised.
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of astonish.
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  • adjective. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
  • Word Usage
    "Most Europeans are astonished at the rapidity with which the Americans despatch their meals; but I, having admitted the proposition, that there was "nothing new under the sun," had long previously ceased to be _astonished_ at any thing."
    Equivalent
    surprised  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    astonish