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astonied

adj · verb · 3 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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  • ə-stŏn'ēd
  • UK: /əˈstɒnid/
  • US: /əˈstɑnid/

1

adj

Meaning 1

In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, poetic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of astony

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amazed, astonished, astounded, stunned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Apparently from astony, astonie, from Old French estonner, from Vulgar Latin *extonare. Compare English astonish, of which this was claimed in olden sources to be the more "correct" (or at least Biblical) version of the word.