astonished

Definition of Astonished in English :

Adjective

1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

Example Sentences:
'an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation'
'I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral'
'astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing'
'stood in stunned silence'
'stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Astonished

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adjective

filled with amazement; greatly surprised

An astonished eye witness said, 'It almost ended in tragedy.'

'You never knew?' she asked in an astonished voice.

Her mother looked astonished.

I was astonished by the amount he could eat.

I was astonished at his stupidity.

They were astonished to see the driver was a six-year-old boy.

She was astonished to hear him speak English.

Astonished

see synonyms of astonished

tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es

To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.

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