astonishing
adjective
causing astonishment or surprise; amazing.
astonishingly
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a word derived from
astonishing.
Example Sentences
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They are astonishingly adaptable and, perhaps for exactly that reason, easy to overlook.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Alarmingly, there are also astonishingly few people who seem to understand math, or how all these things are connected.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
With “Alien” and “Blade Runner” just around the corner, it’s easy to overlook Scott’s astonishingly assured feature debut, which won him the prize for best first film at Cannes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“They’re astonishingly good at recognizing visual patterns, but they really don’t have any common sense,” said David Doermann, a computer-science and engineering professor at the University at Buffalo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
He was hooked to the rail to keep himself from washing overboard, but still the huge blue-green waves that surged over the bow and poured off the sloped deck were astonishingly powerful.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
