astounding

Adjective
Synonyms: dumbfoundingdumfoundingastonishingstaggeringstupefying

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. bewildering or striking dumb with wonderSynonyms: dumbfoundingdumfounding
  2. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm“such an enormous response was astonishing”“an astounding achievement”“the amount of money required was staggering”“suffered a staggering defeat”“the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying”Synonyms: astonishingstaggeringstupefying
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] [See Astound, a.]

1.To stun; to stupefy. [1913 Webster]

No puissant stroke his senses once astound.— Fairfax.[1913 Webster]

2.To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. [1913 Webster]

These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Astounding \As*tound"ing\, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- As*tound"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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