adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of astonish form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Amazed; surprised.

   "utterly astonished"

Adjective

1. 1
   filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agapeagapeaghastagogamazedamazed

Example

More examples

"I was astonished to hear what had happened."

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