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as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
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as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amazed
Ethan Wolin
updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
One of our first accounts was a cheese store in Beverly Hills and people were amazed by the combination.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
People were amazed by the way the camera captured years of activity.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Both Aduba and Park are amazed by how meticulous Davies was with the show’s details.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
Some also left amazed that the deadliest day on Tahoe in recent memory was not even deadlier — and took it as a reminder of boating precautions, as visitors descend for Fourth of July weekend at the Sierra vacation destination.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
One of our first accounts was a cheese store in Beverly Hills and people were amazed by the combination.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
People were amazed by the way the camera captured years of activity.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Both Aduba and Park are amazed by how meticulous Davies was with the show’s details.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazed
Adjective
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Świątek may be surprised to be here, but Anisimova must be in total shock.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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If dinner table conversations revolve around how frustrating customers are or how lazy the staff is, don’t be surprised when your kids want nothing to do with it.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The season 26 veto meeting when Tucker chooses not to save himself and instead saves a shocked Angela.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Five years later, Jack, an actor, is shocked to arrive on set of his new Great Gatsby adaption to find CJ, who is working on the film as a production designer and is now a single mom to a 4-year-old.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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When Burrell wasn’t tapped to join the show’s 28th season in January — after playing a central role in the first 27 — viewers were appalled and even Burrell was baffled.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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There was an appalled silence broken at last by Wells.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Indiana State Police Troopers Amanda Parker and Jaylen Holt-Terry took their plates and sat off to the side Tuesday afternoon, awed by the history in the room.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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