Astonishing
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Causing or fitted to cause astonishment; amazing; wonderful.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment.
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adjective.
Causing
astonishment
in; causing to be
astonished
.
verb.
Present participle of
astonish
.
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adjective.
surprising greatly
adjective.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Word Usage
"One user of Arizona water, in astonishing quantity, is the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant."
Equivalent
impressive
surprising
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
admonishing
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
amazing
amazing
appalling
astounding
breathtaking
verb-stem
astonish