What does astounded mean?

astounded means "filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock".

How many syllables are in astounded?

astounded has 3 syllables: a-stoun-ded. The stress falls on "stoun". In IPA it is /əˈstaʊndɪd/.

What is another word for astounded?

Close synonyms include amazed, astonied, astonished, stunned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astounded a common word?

astounded is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

astounded — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
“an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation”
“I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral”
“astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing”
“stood in stunned silence”
“stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses”
Synonymsamazed astonied astonished stunned
Similarsurprised

Questions about astounded

What does astounded mean?: astounded means "filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock".
How many syllables are in astounded?: astounded has 3 syllables: a-stoun-ded. The stress falls on "stoun". In IPA it is /əˈstaʊndɪd/.
What is another word for astounded?: Close synonyms include amazed, astonied, astonished, stunned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is astounded a common word?: astounded is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for astounded come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
“an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation”
“I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral”
“astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing”
“stood in stunned silence”
“stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses”
Synonymsamazed astonied astonished stunned
Similarsurprised

Questions about astounded

What does astounded mean?: astounded means "filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock".
How many syllables are in astounded?: astounded has 3 syllables: a-stoun-ded. The stress falls on "stoun". In IPA it is /əˈstaʊndɪd/.
What is another word for astounded?: Close synonyms include amazed, astonied, astonished, stunned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is astounded a common word?: astounded is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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