Meaning & use

stunning

adjective·Everyday

Extremely impressive or attractive, to the point of astonishing the viewer.

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The view from the summit was absolutely stunning at sunrise.

She wore a stunning dress to the annual awards ceremony last spring.

A note on using this word

Stunning is a strong adjective, so avoid pairing it with intensifiers like 'very' since it already conveys the maximum degree.

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Words with an opposite meaning

unremarkableplain

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