Astounding
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Causing or fitted to cause surprise or wonder; causing amazement; highly astonishing.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing.
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verb.
Present participle of
astound
.
adjective.
That
astounds
or astound.
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adjective.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
adjective.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
Word Usage
"What he discovered was what he called an "astounding similarity between myths collected in widely different regions" of the world."
Equivalent
impressive
incredible
unbelievable
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
abounding
bounding
compounding
confounding
expounding
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
amazing
amazing
appalling
astonishing
astonishing
verb-stem
astound