ASTOUNDINGLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

astoundingly

adverb

as in amazingly

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Recent Examples of astoundingly The prospects can seem both abundant and astoundingly unappealing. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The level of borrowing this industry is seeing is astoundingly high. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 Either the bike is astoundingly valuable as a collector's item, or sellers are contributing to the lore of one of Tesla's wildest non-car releases in 2026. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026 To this point, this World Cup has been astoundingly good, frankly. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 Ted Lasso rookie cards in existence; an astoundingly small number considering the hundreds that were originally given away. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026 And then Chambers did an astoundingly brave thing. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 Simply, astoundingly, that works pretty well. — Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 In terms of quality of life — affluence, food quality and production, life expectancies, standard of living almost everywhere — the news is astoundingly good. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026

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That season’s trip to the West finals, alas, underscores what a disaster the Leonard era has been for this franchise, even as Leonard generally played amazingly.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In fact, this season is looking amazingly like last season, with the shaky bullpen and strong starting pitching.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of amazingly

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The one person who never wanted to be seen with Dolly in public, astonishingly, was her husband of 59 years and childhood sweetheart, Carl Dean.

— Tania Bryer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Shillings and Ballard said the SAVE Act imposed too many restrictions on voters and that voter fraud is astonishingly low.

— Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of astonishingly

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Saturday’s flyover in Cape Town punctuates a summer of aircraft flying stunningly close to the ground.

— Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
For The Times) Point Reyes National Seashore is a stunningly beautiful 110-square-mile expanse about an hour north of San Francisco.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of stunningly

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Which brings us to the flashbacks, which this week — unexpectedly, thrillingly — end with the moment when Per Stensen’s silo project abruptly went live.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The last night was when Belafonte unexpectedly found himself on stage with his left leg elevated.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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