Synonyms for astonishing
əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋas·ton·ish·ing

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1. astonishing

   Synonyms:
   amazing, wondrous, surprising, wonderful, striking, marvelous

   Antonyms:
   foreseen, unamazed, common, astonished at nothing, ordinary, natural, usual, everyday, trite

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1. amazing, astonishingadjective

   surprising greatly

   "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"

   Synonyms:
   amazing, stupefying, staggering, awesome, awful, astounding, awing, awe-inspiring

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, unsurprising

2. astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefyingadjective

   so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   dumfounding, amazing, astounding, dumbfounding, staggering, stupefying

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, unsurprising

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1. astonishingadjective

   Synonyms:
   amazing, astounding

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1. List of paraphrases for "astonishing":

   surprising, amazing, astounding, staggering, stunning, startling, striking, incredible, shocking, appalling, unbelievable, remarkable, extraordinary, impressive, perplexing, breathtaking, uncanny

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1. Germany Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   That's rather astonishing because Bavaria agreed last year in the lower house and the upper house of parliament to the routes for the transmission lines, i think we've made some proposals to reduce the burdens on Bavaria.

2. Chris Scott:

   The images of neighborhoods across Europe reduced to rubble due to wartime air raids are a lasting reminder of the destruction that can be caused by man-made explosions, but the impact of these bombs way up in the Earth's atmosphere has never been realized until now. It is astonishing to see how the ripples caused by man-made explosions can affect the edge of space. Each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes. The sheer power involved has allowed us to quantify how events on the Earth's surface can also affect the ionosphere.

3. Mike Pence:

   It's astonishing to think that the party of Harry Truman, which did so much to create the state of Israel, has been co-opted by people who promote rank anti-Semitic rhetoric and work to undermine the broad American consensus of support for Israel.

4. The Russian President:

   This new report that President Trump openly admitted to the Russians that he 'faced great pressure' from the FBI's criminal investigation that was 'taken off' when he fired Director Comey is astonishing -- and extremely troubling.

5. Woody Allen:

   I'm 80 and I can't believe it ! i'm so youthful, agile, nimble, spry, mentally alert that it's astonishing.