Amazing

adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of amaze form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Falling into her uſual Trance, ſhe at that inſtant wrought their Fancies to be perſuaded of the confuſed Articulation of Multitudes met as in a Fair, converſing and making a chattering, to the amazing of them all."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

    "“It’s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations,” the Snow White and the Huntsman star, 36, told Ryan Seacrest Friday on his radio show."

  2. 2
    Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good. informal

    "“I didn’t think I would be a fan of the swaddling, but the swaddling’s pretty amazing,” she says."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder wordnet
  2. 2
    surprising greatly wordnet

Synonyms

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surprisingastonishingastonishingastoundingawe inspiringawe-inspiring

Antonyms

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uncool

Example

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"It is amazing that you won the prize."

Etymology

From amaze + -ing, from Old English āmasian.

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