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adjectivecausing awe; spectacular; magnificent: an awe-inspiring cathedral; an awe-inspiring sunset. Origin of awe-inspiringFirst recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby awe-inspiringawe, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, awe-inspiring, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for awe-inspiringJohn Luther Adams lives up to the title of his composition, capturing an oceanic torrent of sound in an awe-inspiring performance. The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST This first-person video is mesmerizing, terrifying, and awe-inspiring. Chubby Korean Baby Dance, Goat Riding Guy Riding Bike, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST These awe-inspiring sights—towering mountains, vast deserts, endless skies—will put you back in your place. It’s a Big, Big World: Sights That Make You Feel Small|Lonely Planet|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST The National Mall is awe-inspiring and filled with free museums and monuments. A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays|William O’Connor|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This opening, a continuous 13-minute shot in impressive 3D, is one of the most awe-inspiring film sequences in recent memory. Alfonso Cuarón On His Spellbinding Sci-Fi Film ‘Gravity,’ Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney|Marlow Stern|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Shall I now dare to put that vast and awe-inspiring content into my text? The Whole Armour of God|John Henry Jowett No other mountain region in the world can vie with it in awe-inspiring beauty. From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin The danger was over; but the sight was awe-inspiring in the extreme. Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson Awe-inspiring repose, solemn, awe-inspiring grandeur rested upon him. Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann They were in the presence of that awe-inspiring thing, the power of scandal. The Patrician|John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for awe-inspiring
adjectivecausing or worthy of admiration or respect; amazing or magnificent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to awe-inspiringbreathtaking, remarkable, awesome, stunning, astonishing, amazing, wonderful, grand, impressive, majestic, mind-blowing |