stun(SHOCK)

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Surprising and shocking
against all expectationsphrase
amaze
amazing
amazingly
astonish
dumbfoundingly
dynamite
earth-shaking
earth-shattering
earth-shatteringly
pull
pull something out of the bag/hatidiom
raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom
reality check
sensationalist
turn-up for the book(s)idiom
unbelievable
walk
walk in on someone
world-shattering

astound | American Dictionary

astound
verb[ T ]
us/əˈstɑʊnd/
to surprise and shock someone, esp. with news of something that is completely unexpected:
Considering how badly they’re paid and what little support they get, the dedication of these teachers astounds me.

Examples of astound

astound
Its policies of that period are credited for its astounding economic growth.
It would be astounding if the five per cent ' sure decision makers ' were under 60 years of age.
The era's ideological bigotry is nothing short of astounding.
Was the language teaching profession witnessing equally astounding events and changes?
The potential of brain chips for transforming humanity are astounding.
Though specialists will certainly find hostages given to fortune on particular points, the grasp the author shows over a huge range is astounding.
In spite of that, electroacoustic music development in the region has been really astounding.
The wealth of information in both text and notes is astounding.
I remember feeling astounded at the differences in our approaches.
The difference between the two curves played in the hall was astounding.
The scope of the survey, and the preparatory work that lies behind it, are astounding.
The variety and range is astounding, from the famous to the totally obscure.
The recent advances in noncooperative game theory have been astounding.
It seems rather astounding that having paid nearly ten pounds for a book that over 20% of it should be devoid of fact.
What matters is the astounding representational and generalization power that can be attained when simple neuron-like units are mutually interconnected.
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