Astounding

//əˈstaʊndɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of astound form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That astounds or astound.

    "astounding success    an astounding spectacle"

Adjective
  1. 1
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder wordnet
  2. 2
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm wordnet

Synonyms

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amazingastonishingamazingappallingastonishingastonishing

Antonyms

All antonyms
uncool

Example

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"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."

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