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as in amazed
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket
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as in astonished
filled with amazement or wonder
the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday
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Recent Examples of astounded
Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Internet users were astounded by the resemblance, and the clip went viral with more than 5.2 million views and 254,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Kirkpatrick was astounded that Hussey and Whiting had never consented to the shoot and weren’t even informed of what would appear in the final version of the film.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2023
Tell him what happened then only to go Snoop’s astounded broadcast partner, the ur-straight-man Mike Tirico, could only laugh.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Evie’s wife, Pippa, newer to the family, is more astounded than appalled by the ambient homophobia.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Internet users were astounded by the resemblance, and the clip went viral with more than 5.2 million views and 254,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Kirkpatrick was astounded that Hussey and Whiting had never consented to the shoot and weren’t even informed of what would appear in the final version of the film.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2023
Tell him what happened then only to go Snoop’s astounded broadcast partner, the ur-straight-man Mike Tirico, could only laugh.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astounded
Adjective
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The Social Media Reaction Oliver has been amazed by the online response since sharing her version of the makeup trend.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Debris from the explosion streaked through the sky, leaving people on the ground amazed and confused.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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The giant wall of (working!) video monitors that Wagner and his team built ended up being a great way to pull the characters, and the camera, into the same astonished viewership as the ABC audience.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many fans online seemed shocked and bewildered by her post asking for another natural disaster.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard hired to protect homes from looters, was shocked to see the home torn apart.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hepburn’s son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, was not surprised at all that Ivanka drew inspiration from his legendary mother in the major fashion moment.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Astounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astounded. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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