astonishing
causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
Origin of astonishing
1Other words from astonishing
- as·ton·ish·ing·ly, adverb
- as·ton·ish·ing·ness, noun
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How to use astonishing in a sentence
Now that it looks like scientists may have pulled off this astonishing feat, I couldn’t be more delighted to be proved wrong.
After a year like no other, new challenges and hope | Nancy Shute | December 18, 2020 | Science NewsIn critical applications and recreational situations alike, headphone EQ calibration can make an astonishing difference in listener experience and overall enjoyment.
Best headphones: Get good-quality audio equipment at your budget | PopSci Commerce Team | December 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceEven more astonishing is when the correct place is a dot of sand with nothing but blue until the horizon in every direction.
How Sea Turtles Find Their Way - Issue 94: Evolving | Jason G. Goldman | December 16, 2020 | NautilusShe found astonishing evidence that although certain of these behaviors are often described as “male” or “female,” both types of circuitry are present and potentially active in both sexes.
Catherine Dulac Finds Brain Circuitry Behind Sex-Specific Behaviors | Claudia Dreifus | December 14, 2020 | Quanta MagazineHis astonishing composure, his ability to sort of lead and with confidence and with this spiritual ease .
He’s reported on music’s legends. Now Peter Guralnick is letting himself slip into the story. | Geoff Edgers | November 29, 2020 | Washington Post
And this is extremely powerful medicine, being prescribed at an astonishingly high rate.
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year | Jay Michaelson | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis theories and interpretations are often astonishingly insightful.
This astonishingly simple yet devastatingly graphic representation of mass carnage attracts many thousands of visitors every day.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ | Clive Irving | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut perhaps most astonishingly of all, one in every ten of its 300,000 inhabitants will publish a book in their life.
Astonishingly, they have posted an ad for the film at the entrance of the Pont d'Alma tunnel where Diana was killed.
Diana Movie Ad Posted At Entrance to Pont d'Alma Tunnel Where She Died | Tom Sykes | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLater I saw him driving with an astonishingly handsome woman; who looked as if she had been born without crudities or illusions.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe "effects" were astonishingly well contrived by both author and producer (Mr. Holman Clark).
In the morning, our breakfast was served in the same room, and the bill for entertainment seemed astonishingly low.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyAnd some of these places are sold at astonishingly low figures—a fraction of their cost.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThey lunched astonishingly well at Sherry's and drove afterwards in the Central Park.
The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for astonishing
/ (əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ) /
causing great surprise or amazement; astounding
Derived forms of astonishing
- astonishingly, adverb
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