astounding

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ UK /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
surprisingly impressive or shocking

The team made astounding progress in just one week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · surprisingly impressive or... amazing astonishing staggering stunning breathtaking incrediblestupefyingremarkable

Opposites

unremarkable ordinary mundane

Word family

Derived forms astoundingly

Related forms astound astonishing

Etymology

Present participle of astound, from Middle English astouned, past participle of astonen, from Old French estoner ('to stun'), from Vulgar Latin extonare ('to thunder out'), from Latin ex- + tonare ('to thunder').

estoner xno tonare Latin *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# astounding

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. surprisingly impressive or shocking

## Examples
- The team made astounding progress in just one week.

## Synonyms
- amazing
- astonishing
- staggering
- stunning
- breathtaking
- incredible
- stupefying
- remarkable

## Antonyms
- unremarkable
- ordinary
- mundane

## Derived Forms
- astoundingly

## Related Forms
- astound
- astonishing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: estoner
- Root: tonare
- Root: *(s)tenh₂-

## Etymology
Present participle of astound, from Middle English astouned, past participle of astonen, from Old French estoner ('to stun'), from Vulgar Latin extonare ('to thunder out'), from Latin ex- + tonare ('to thunder').

## AI Etymology
Astounding is present participle of astound, from Middle English astouned, past participle of astonen, from Old French estoner ('to stun'), from Vulgar Latin extonare ('to thunder out'), from Latin ex- + tonare ('to thunder'). In present-day use, it means surprisingly impressive or shocking. Derived formations include astoundingly. Related vocabulary includes astound and astonishing.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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