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amazing

adjective

: causing great surprise or wonder : causing amazement

Full Definition of AMAZING

:  causing amazement, great wonder, or surprise
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First Known Use of AMAZING

1593

Related to AMAZING

Synonyms
surprising, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying
Antonyms
unsurprising

Rhymes with AMAZING

barn raising, fund-raising, hair-raising, hell-raising, house-raising, stargazing, trailblazing

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. amazing
  2. amaze
  3. amazingly
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