adjective
- So remarkable as to elicit disbelief: amazing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous. See good/bad.
astonishing
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
surprising greatly
Synonym: amazing
Meaning #2:
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Synonyms: astounding, staggering, stupefying
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