amazing
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of amazing
Explanation
Use the adjective amazing to describe something that is so good, it surprises you, like the amazing beauty of the Rocky Mountains or the amazing feats of a truly great athlete. Amazing, like incredible, awesome, and fabulous, is used so often to describe things that are just really good, you sometimes forget that its real meaning is reserved for things that are especially remarkable. The base word in amazing is amaze, which means "to astound or perplex." So amazing should be reserved for things that do just that.
Vocabulary lists containing amazing
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Example Sentences
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American officials have been talking up the Brussels event since announcing it in April -- when White promised AFP it would be "amazing, extraordinary, phenomenal" and "fantastic".
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
That excludes some amazing small drug and tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
But when it was happening, it was amazing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
The makeup artists were amazing, because every day they would make that a bit raw and put prosthetics around the fingers.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
“Your environment has a lot to do with who you are. So does luck! But it’s amazing what a strong influence DNA has despite other factors.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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