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astounding

/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Astounding means: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder.

Synonyms for astounding15

adjective, as in bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

dumbfounding, dumfounding, incredible, unbelievable

adjective, as in so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

astonishing, staggering, stupefying, impressive

also used for astounding

amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable

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What does astounding mean?2

adjective

1

bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

2

so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm“such an enormous response was astonishing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with astounding?9

two syllables

foundingsoundingpoundingroundinggrounding

three syllables

surroundingcompoundingresoundingrebounding
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Astounding in a sentence

  • The diversity of flowers in this area is astounding.Hybrid
  • The loss of life in that war was astounding.Amastan
  • Artificial intelligence has progressed at an astounding pace over the last few years.robingaspi
  • His arrogance was astounding; he actually believed his uninformed opinion was better than the experts’.Swalis
  • Beijing is changing with astounding speed.AlanF_US
  • Ziri's cat has astounding hunting techniques.Amastan
  • His knowledge of the language is astounding.Nuel
  • The Romans built an astounding network of stone-paved roads connecting all parts of their empire within Europe.Adelpa

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