adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/
General-American:/əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 S T AA1 N IH0 SH IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Causing astonishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
astonishing display
astonishing performance
astonishing result
astonishing weather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of astonish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
such an enormous response was astonishing
an astounding achievement
the amount of money required was staggering
suffered a staggering defeat
the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astounding, staggering, stupefying
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
surprising greatly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she does an amazing amount of work
the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amazing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ainu:
ヤイヌマレ
(yaynumare)
— causing astonishment
Arabic:
مُذْهِل
(muḏhil)
— causing astonishment
Arabic:
مذهل
(muzhel)
— causing astonishment
Catalan:
sorprenent
— causing astonishment
Chinese Mandarin:
驚人的 /惊人的
(jīngrén de)
— causing astonishment
Chinese Mandarin:
意想不到的
(yìxiǎng bùdào de)
— causing astonishment
