astonished

adjective

as·​ton·​ished ə-ˈstä-nisht 

: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded, amazed

… she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.

—Jean T. Barrett

heard the news with an astonished smile

Synonyms

• amazed
• astounded
• awestruck
• awestricken
• bowled over
• dumbfounded
• dumfounded
• dumbstruck
• flabbergasted
• shocked
• stunned
• stupefied
• thunderstruck

Examples of astonished in a Sentence

was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street

grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year

Recent Examples on the Web

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished. —Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024

Even Jeff still seems astonished to be in the presence of one of hip-hop’s founding innovators. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024

The action, which took place at London’s National Gallery in October 2022 before astonished onlookers, resulted in slight damage to the work’s frame; the canvas itself was unharmed. —News Desk, Artforum, 27 Sep. 2024

Beth Birchfield: And not only was I astonished that I'd never been taught this, but especially having a degree in economics, how did this never come across. —Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of astonish

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above