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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"When you see their faces, you can't put it into words... we still tear up and say 'it's amazing'," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023
“This tweet was composed by GPT-3. I’m not sure what ‘ruffin’ amazing’ means but I kinda like it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022
Re: “ ‘Speaking up for people who were forgotten … that was amazing’ — A pioneering trooper looks back at her career with the State Patrol”:
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2019
When Ben got two wickets in two balls, Stuart Broad ran past me and said 'this is amazing' and it was.
From BBC • May 25, 2015
Arsene Wenger said his Arsenal team were 'absolutely amazing' despite their run of poor results.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2011
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