Astonishing

//əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of astonish form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing astonishment.

    "astonishing display"

Adjective
  1. 1
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm wordnet
  2. 2
    surprising greatly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amazingamazingappallingastoundingastoundingawesome

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"It's astonishing, the size of his head."

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