astounding
- capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
Origin of astounding
astound
- to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
- Archaic. astonished; astounded.
Origin of astound
Synonyms for astound
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startling, breathtaking, surprising, astonishing, mind-boggling, wondrous, eye-popping, overwhelming, shocking, stupefying, confounding, mind-blowingExamples from the Web for astounding
Contemporary Examples of astounding
To call Wild an emotional film would be an egregious disservice to its astounding journey to screen.
Göring, of course, would amass an astounding collection of artwork himself, both purchased and stolen.
Over the last fifty years, the federal government spent an astounding $2 trillion on education.
The dating process produced an astounding age of roughly 39,900 years old for the silhouetted handprints.
Having worked in philanthropy myself, I can say that these figures are astounding.
Historical Examples of astounding
The explanation of this astounding similarity will be given when we come to "Othello."
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The inadequacy, the feebleness of the whole thing is astounding.
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It is astounding how ill-endowed Shakespeare was on the side of manliness.
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The charm of it all, the deathless charm and the astounding veracity!
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Harvest after harvest Shakespeare brought forth of astounding quality.
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astounding
- causing amazement and wonder; bewildering
astound
- (tr) to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder
Word Origin for astound
Word Origin and History for astounding
astound
mid-15c., from Middle English astouned, astoned (c.1300), past participle of astonen, astonien "to stun" (see astonish), with more of the original sense of Vulgar Latin *extonare. Related: Astounded; astounding.