Astound

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Stunned; astounded; astonished.
  • v. To stun; to stupefy.
  • v. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Astonished; confounded. See aston.
  • To astonish greatly; strike dumb with amazement; amaze; alarm.
  • Synonyms Surprise, Astonish, Amaze, etc. (see surprise); confound, stagger, dumfounder, stupefy, shock.
  • To cause astonishment; amaze; stun.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. affect with wonder
  • Verb Form
    astounded    astounding    astounds   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    surprise   
    Hyponym
    dazzle   
    Form
    astounding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stunned    astounded    astonished    astonish    surprise   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pound    Sound    abound    aground    around    bound    browned    compound    confound    crowned   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts