Doctors have discovered some startling facts.
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Startling
//ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ//
Synonyms for "startling" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (34)
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2 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- обезпокоителен adj (likely to startle)
- плашещ adj (likely to startle)
Czech
1 entries- překvapivý adj (likely to startle)
Finnish
1 entries- hätkähdyttävä adj (likely to startle)
German
4 entries- alarmierend adj (likely to startle)
- bestürzend adj (likely to startle)
- erschreckend adj (likely to startle)
- erstaunlich adj (likely to startle)
Italian
2 entries- sconvolgente adj (likely to startle)
- sorprendente adj (likely to startle)
Macedonian
3 entries- вчудовиду́вачки adj (likely to startle)
- вџасу́вачки adj (likely to startle)
- запрепасту́вачки adj (likely to startle)
Norwegian
1 entries- oppsiktsvekkende adj (likely to startle)
Spanish
2 entries- alarmante adj (likely to startle)
- sorprendente adj (likely to startle)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In chapter twenty-eight of these prophecies you have one of the most amazing, startling and terrible things in the Bible - the king of Tyre.
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I despite a startling lack of evidence, I believe I may be able to repair my computer with much difficulty.
Source: tatoeba (2096208)
The changes are startling.
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