Word relationships
Synonyms
amazed, astonied, astounded, stunned
Local English word record
astonished
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
Practice this wordExamples
- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
- astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
- stood in stunned silence
- stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
Source and method
This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.