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
Words Nearby astonishing
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How to use astonishing in a sentence
It’s astonishing we’re still at this point, given the progress we’ve made in every other area of physics.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence | David H. Freedman | September 3, 2020 | Quanta MagazineHer accomplishments are astonishing, and we probably don’t know about most of the products she worked on.
That’s because the polar ice caps are melting at astonishing speed due to climate change, potentially opening up sea routes that used to be unnavigable for much of the year.
China’s diplomatic visit to Norway is a reminder of its Arctic ambitions | Annabelle Timsit | August 26, 2020 | QuartzTo be clear, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service has been an astonishing flop.
‘They got the memo’: Quibi changes tone, tact after failed debut | Tim Peterson | August 12, 2020 | DigidayBehind all this is the astonishing, baffling breadth of what sleep does for the body.
After Rosemary offers me some tea, I sit down on the couch with Downey Sr. to discuss his astonishing life, and career.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby | Marlow Stern | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was astonishing yesterday that he pinned the blame for the attacks on Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader.
After the Israel Synagogue Massacre: A New Intifada? | Michael Tomasky | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlong with contorting, she also performs an astonishing balancing act.
Lepore has an astonishing story and tells it extremely well.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine | Tom Arnold-Forster | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years.
The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTReally, he had made astonishing speed for one who had tunnelled his way underp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyIt is astonishing how much petting a big boy of ten can endure when he is quite sure that there is no one to laugh at him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingBonaparte passed mount St. Bernard, among the Alps, after astonishing efforts.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellCertainly some of the uses to which this mineral is now being put are sufficiently astonishing.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesConsidering that Maude did not profess to love her husband very much, it was astonishing how keenly she felt this.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for astonishing
/ (əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ) /
causing great surprise or amazement; astounding
Derived forms of astonishing
- astonishingly, adverb
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