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- Dictionaryas·ton·ished/əˈstäniSHt/
adjective
- 1. greatly surprised or impressed; amazed: "he was astonished at the change in him"
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective astonished, which means feeling or showing great surprise or wonder. Find out how to use astonished in a sentence and how it differs from related words like astounded and amazed.
Astonished is an adjective that means very surprised. Learn how to use it in sentences, pronounce it, and find synonyms and translations in different languages.
If you are astonished, you're feeling the emotional punch of a huge surprise. If you've lived in the city your whole life, the first night you spend in the desert staring at billions of stars will leave you astonished.
Astonished means filled with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amazed. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this adjective and verb, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.
Learn the meaning of astonished, an adjective that describes being very surprised by something. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and usage trends of astonished in British and American English.
Definition of astonished adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Astonished means very surprised about something. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, prepositions and clauses, and see examples from the corpus.
