astonishing

[uh-ston-i-shing]

adjective

1. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing.

   an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.

astonishing

/ əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing great surprise or amazement; astounding

Other Word Forms

• astonishingly adverb
• astonishingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of astonishing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; astonish + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Goal machine Haaland took his tally to seven goals this week by netting twice in Sunday's 3-0 victory over rivals Manchester United, having plundered an astonishing five in Norway's 11-1 hammering of Moldova on Tuesday.

From BBC

This is astonishing, really, but yeah, that was in a place laughingly called Mile City.

From Los Angeles Times

“What was remarkable or astonishing about this was that this wasn’t in one airstrike or in one mass casualty incident,” he pointed out.

From Salon

In the final against Sinner, he hit an astonishing sliced smash that curved on to the tramlines, completely wrong-footing the Italian.

From BBC

But to go from suffering a demoralising defeat at SW19 to reaching a second major final just two months later is simply astonishing.

From BBC

Related Words

• amazing 
• astounding 
• bewildering 
• breathtaking 
• extraordinary 
• impressive 
• marvelous 
• miraculous 
• spectacular 
• staggering 
• startling 
• striking 
• stunning 
• wonderful 
• wondrous