amazing
[adjective]
Synonyms: astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, eye-opening, overwhelming, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising

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English Thesaurus: fantastic/terrific, great, excellent, wonderful, marvellous, ...

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a‧maz‧ing S2 /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: amazed, amazing; verb: amaze; noun: amazement; adverb: amazingly]

1. very good, especially in an unexpected way:
He’s an amazing player to watch.
an amazing bargain

2. so surprising you can hardly believe it:
It’s amazing how often you see drivers using mobile phones.
—amazingly adverb:
These shoes were amazingly cheap.

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amazing
adj.
VERBS be, look, sound, taste | find sb/sth
ADV. just, pretty, really, truly He remembered our names from ten years ago? isn't that just amazing? a truly amazing achievement
absolutely, most, quite I saw the most amazing film yesterday!

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fantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English:
The view from the top was fantastic.
He did a fantastic job.
That’s a terrific idea!
‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’
great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English:
Thanks for a great afternoon.
‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'
excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English:
Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.
It is an excellent film.
wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased:
She is really a wonderful person.
That’s wonderful news!
marvellous British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common:
We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.
Martino’s performance was marvelous.
amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way:
Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.
incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely:
What a goal! That was incredible!
It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.
brilliant British English informal extremely good:
‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’
What a brilliant idea!
be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better:
Their desserts are out of this world.

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surprising making you feel surprised:
It’s surprising how quickly you get used to it.
We got some very surprising results.
astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing:
The results of the tests were astounding.
Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
extraordinary very unusual and surprising:
It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things:
an amazing achievement
It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
staggering very surprising, especially by being so large:
The project cost a staggering $8 million.
unbelievable (also incredible) so surprising that you can hardly believe it:
It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me.
The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.

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