Meaning & use

amazing

adjective·Everyday

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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