Meaning & use
Astonish
Last updated
To surprise or impress someone greatly, especially so as to leave them momentarily speechless.
See it in a sentence
The magician's final trick astonished the entire audience.
Scientists were astonished by how quickly the glacier had retreated.
A note on using this word
It traces back to Latin "extonare," meaning "to strike with thunder," giving it an original sense of being thunderstruck.
Words with a similar meaning
amazeastound
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
bore
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Astonish”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.