STUNNER Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

stunner

noun

ˈstə-nər

Definition of stunner

as in surprise

something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected As expected, the box-office champ was another superhero actioner, but the real stunner was the second-place finish for the low-budget comedy.

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as in queen

an attractive woman Not only is she smart, she's a real stunner.

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Recent Examples of stunner The big stunner was Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi, who made an early exit after looking solid all day long. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Owens hit a stunner on Punk for a visual 13-count, but no referee to count it. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 New and notable fashion launches Hutch just dropped a bevy of pre-fall stunners at Anthropologie. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Her quiet, elegant drama was a word-of-mouth stunner on the ground in Park City. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stunner

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Noun

Imagine Bret’s surprise to find Robert waiting for him on his bed, having been questioned again thanks to Bret’s accusations.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Corle, taken completely by surprise, was sideswiped by the massive bear and sent tumbling face first into a thick clump of brush.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of surprise

Noun

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, the cult classic, semi-anachronistic retelling of the young queen’s life of luxury and lovelessness in 18th-century France.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Some models, like those with trundles or futon-style daybeds, can fold out to a full- or even queen-sized bed.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

But there are key things that are going to put upward pressure on inflation, besides tariffs and the oil price shock and the commodities supply chain shock that is flowing through now.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shock

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Based on the legend of the Chinese goddess Chang’e, this book reimagines and expands the myth to center her daughter, Xingyin, who flees her home and embarks on a bold adventure to save her mother while training in enemy territory.

— Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
South Korean girl group’s name was inspired by the Greek goddess of the moon and NASA’s Artemis program.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

The reunion sees season eight winners (Trinity and Bryce), fan-favorite couples and bombshells reunite to unpack some of the season’s biggest and drama-filled moments.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The biggest bombshell in this episode is that Emma Easton was likely the person who murdered Isabel.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombshell

Noun

This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty

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Kroenke’s history of developing winning teams delivered a jolt of enthusiasm to the Angels’ clubhouse even though the sale won’t close until next year.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
There’s no better way to add a jolt of prestige to an aspiring Oscar vehicle than the sight of its stars, bedecked in all their finery, arriving on the Lido by water taxi in the manner of conquering heroes.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of jolt

Noun

Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026

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