Synonyms for astounding
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Astonishing
astonishing, incredible, amazing, remarkable, mind-boggling, mindboggling US, surprising, unbelievable, staggering, extraordinary, wonderful, phenomenal, stupendous, shocking, marvelous US, marvellous UK, stupefying, fantastic, prodigious, awesome, wondrous, miraculous, sensational, terrific
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Definitions
- adj. 1
That astounds or astound.
astounding success an astounding spectacle
Example sentences
- amazing How amazing that your mother speaks six languages!
- incredible It's incredible how long Mary can hold her breath!
- remarkable My sister has made remarkable progress in English.
- astonishing It's astonishing how fluently Bill spoke Japanese.
- terrible Terrible shooting broke out the night before last.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| astounding | rising | |
| amazing | rising | |
| incredible | rising | |
| remarkable | steady | |
| astonishing | steady | |
| terrible | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- amazing3, awesome2
- 8 letters
- terrible3, shocking2, terrific3, wondrous2
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, fantastic3, marvelous3
- 10 letters
- incredible4, remarkable4, surprising3, phenomenal4, staggering3, marvellous3, miraculous4, prodigious3, stupendous3, stupefying
- 11 letters
- astonishing4, sensational4
- 12 letters
- unbelievable5, mindboggling3, dumbfounding3
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amazing3 = 3 syllables).