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amazingly

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 M EY1 Z IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • That violin solo was played amazingly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Difficult to believe; strange but true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Amazingly, no one was injured in the crash.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

To a wonder-inspiring extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The car has amazingly low fuel consumption.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • amazingly, he finished medical school in three years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surprisingly, astonishingly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English amazing Middle English -ly English -ly English amazingly From amazing + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَجَبًا (ʕajaban) — wonderfully
  • Chinese Mandarin: 驚人的 /惊人的 (jīngrén de) — wonderfully
  • Dutch: geweldig — wonderfully
  • Finnish: hämmästyttävän — wonderfully
  • Finnish: hämmästyttävästi — wonderfully
  • French: incroyablement — wonderfully
  • French: brillamment — wonderfully
  • French: superbement — wonderfully
  • German: erstaunlich — wonderfully
  • German: erstaunlicherweise — wonderfully
  • Italian: straordinariamente — wonderfully
  • Italian: incredibilmente — wonderfully
  • Japanese: すごく (sugoku) — wonderfully
  • Latin: mirābiliter — wonderfully
  • Polish: zdumiewająco — wonderfully
  • Polish: zaskakująco — wonderfully
  • Portuguese: incrivelmente — wonderfully
  • Portuguese: fantasticamente — wonderfully
  • Russian: удиви́тельно (udivítelʹno) — wonderfully
  • Russian: порази́тельно (porazítelʹno) — wonderfully
  • Russian: изуми́тельно (izumítelʹno) — wonderfully
  • Chinese Mandarin: 令人惊讶的 (lìng rén jīngyà de) — difficult to believe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 难以置信的 (nányǐ zhìxìn de) — difficult to believe
  • Dutch: verbazingwekkend — difficult to believe
  • Finnish: hämmästyttävästi — difficult to believe
  • Finnish: kuin ihmeen kaupalla — difficult to believe
  • French: incroyablement — difficult to believe
  • Italian: incredibilmente — difficult to believe
  • Polish: zdumiewająco — difficult to believe
  • Polish: zaskakująco — difficult to believe
  • Portuguese: incrivelmente — difficult to believe
  • Portuguese: surpreendentemente — difficult to believe
  • Russian: невероя́тно (neverojátno) — difficult to believe
  • Arabic: عَجَبًا (ʕajaban) — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Armenian: զարմանալիորեն (zarmanalioren) — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惊人的 — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Dutch: opvallend — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Esperanto: mirinde — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Finnish: hämmästyttävästi — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • French: incroyablement — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • French: étonnamment — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • German: erstaunlich — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Italian: sorprendentemente — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Portuguese: incrivelmente — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Portuguese: fantasticamente — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Russian: удиви́тельно (udivítelʹno) — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Spanish: asombrosamente — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Vietnamese: đáng kinh ngạc — to a wonder-inspiring extent
  • Walloon: sbaranmint — to a wonder-inspiring extent
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