amaze
1 of 2verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
amaze
2 of 2noun
Robert Louis Stevenson
Synonyms
Verb
- astonish
- astound
- bowl over
- dumbfound
- dumfound
- flabbergast
- floor
- rock
- shock
- startle
- stun
- stupefy
- surprise
- surprize
- thunderstrike
Example Sentences
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022 Preparing restaurant quality food on mine never fails to amaze my friends. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 June 2022 These two never cease to amaze in the looks department. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022 What will never cease to amaze me is not her style, necessarily, but Jennifer Lopez's immunity to heat. Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 July 2022 Chopard’s commitment to the Cannes Film Festival continues to heighten the experience for those who make the journey, from intimate celebrations honoring film and its artisans to the annual fetes that never cease to amaze. Carita Rizzo, Variety, 17 May 2022 Poole shines again: Jordan Poole just keeps finding ways to amaze. C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022 The marvel of flight never ceases to amaze, and the spectacle is that much more unbelievable when the aircraft are longer than Olympic swimming pools, heavier than the world’s biggest tanks, and taller than five-story buildings. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022 Realism, romanticism, dynamic… Neal had a full quiver, that never went empty of new arrows to amaze and astound us. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 Sunset Magazine, 9 May 2022 Despite Sethward's best efforts to shock and amaze viewers, Simon buzzed the act early on and didn't have the nicest things to say to the comedian at the end of the performance. Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Verb
Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse — more at abide
Noun
derivative of amaze entry 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun
1598, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing amaze
Kids Definition
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- surprise
- astonish
- shock
- stun
- startle
- astound
- rock
- dumbfound
- flabbergast
- stupefy
- perplex
- bewilder
- surprize
- thunderstrike
- dumfound
- befuddle
- bowl over
- take aback
- take by surprise
- disconcert
- floor
- dismay
- confuse
- nonplus
- confound
- shake up
- discomfit
- daze
- blindside
- blow away
- muddle
- jar
- knock for a loop
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of amaze are astonish, astound, flabbergast, and surprise. While all these words mean "to impress forcibly through unexpectedness," amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment.
The synonyms astonish and amaze are sometimes interchangeable, but astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible.
The words astound and amaze can be used in similar contexts, but astound stresses the shock of astonishment.
The meanings of flabbergast and amaze largely overlap; however, flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay.
While the synonyms surprise and amaze are close in meaning, surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel.