Astonishing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

affect with wonder

surprising greatly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpstoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐstˈɒnɪʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐstˈɒnɪʃɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpstoʊn/.

Examples

Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
she does an amazing amount of work
the dog was capable of astonishing tricks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stupefying staggering astound astonish amaze astounding amazing

Parts of Speech

verb	affect with wonder “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”
adjective	surprising greatly “she does an amazing amount of work”
adjective	so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm “such an enormous response was astonishing”

Word Forms

amazement	noun	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
astonishment	noun	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erstaunlich

mit Staunen berühren

🇫🇷French

étonnant

affecter avec émerveillement

🇪🇸Spanish

asombroso

afectar con asombro

🇮🇹Italian

stupefacente

commuovere con meraviglia

🇳🇱Dutch

verbazingwekkend

met verwondering beïnvloeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

surpreendente

afetar com admiração

🇷🇺Russian

удивительный

воздействовать удивлением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आश्चर्यजनक

आश्चर्य से प्रभावित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্চর্যজনক

বিস্ময়ের সাথে প্রভাবিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வியக்க வைக்கிறது

ஆச்சரியத்துடன் பாதிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్చర్యపరిచేది

ఆశ్చర్యంతో ప్రభావితం చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्चर्यकारक

आश्चर्याने प्रभावित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્યજનક

આશ્ચર્ય સાથે અસર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರ

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്മയിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്

അത്ഭുതത്തോടെ ബാധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨੀਜਨਕ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران کن

حیرت سے متاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊人

惊奇地影响

🇯🇵Japanese

驚くべき

驚きの影響を与える

🇰🇷Korean

놀라운

경이롭게 영향을 미치다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng kinh ngạc

ảnh hưởng với sự ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

น่าประหลาดใจ

ส่งผลกระทบด้วยความประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengherankan

mempengaruhi dengan heran

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakamangha

nakakaapekto nang may pagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

menakjubkan

mempengaruhi dengan hairan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهل

تؤثر مع عجب

🇮🇷Persian

شگفت آور

با شگفتی تاثیر می گذارد

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşırtıcı

hayretle etkilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפתִיעַ

להשפיע בפליאה

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