amazing

[uh-mey-zing]

adjective

1. causing great surprise or sudden wonder.

   He wowed the audience with amazing feats of magical illusion.

2. excellent; wonderful.

   In addition to amazing tour leaders, many of our programs are accompanied by university faculty who are experts on the destination.

amazing

/ əˈmeɪzɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing wonder or astonishment

   amazing feats

Other Word Forms

• amazingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of amazing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; amaze + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“It’s an amazing technology, it has an amazing store value asset, it’s non-sovereign, it has a limited supply.”

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"It's been great to see such an amazing fossil coming from a site that has been providing fossils for 150 years."

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"It's an amazing story isn't it?" says Damon Hill, the former F1 champion and broadcaster.

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Domino’s Pizza CEO Russell Weiner said the chain’s business in China is “doing amazing.”

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"It feels amazing. I whooped that boy in his back yard," Londoner TKV, who was deducted a point for a low blow, said.

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• breathtaking 
• extraordinary 
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• spectacular 
• staggering 
• stunning 
• tremendous 
• unbelievable