Meaning & use
amazing
Causing great surprise or wonder; extremely impressive or excellent.
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The view from the summit was absolutely amazing after the long hike.
She did an amazing job organizing the entire conference by herself.
A note on using this word
In casual speech amazing is often used as a strong general compliment, weaker than its literal sense of causing genuine astonishment.
Words with a similar meaning
astonishingincredible
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