astonishing
adjectiveHow many syllables in astonishing?
There are 4 syllables in the word astonishing.How to pronounce astonishing:
Definition of astonishing:
- astonishing (adjective):
- surprising greatly.
- causing awe or excitement
- causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder surprising
Synonyms for astonishing:
amazing
astounding
awesome
breathtaking
dumbfounding
dumfounding
extraordinary
flabbergasting
incredible
jarring
jaw-dropping
jolting
marvellous
miraculous
shocking
staggering
startling
stunning
stupefying
surprising
unexpected
wonderful
Antonyms for astonishing:
anticipated
apparent
awaited
calculable
comforting
deliberate
envisaged
expectable
expected
forecast
foreseeable
foreseen
habitual
hackneyed
inevitable
likely
logical
no wonder
normal
not unexpected
obvious
on the cards
only to be expected
ordinary
par for the course
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- suavity
- unwillingness
- uninspiring
- preferably
- enjoyable
- endearingly
- accredited
- hesitated
- detestable
- forgettable
- undetected
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- adorably
- deceptively
- unsurprising
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- comically
- unresponsive
- unimpeded
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- perambulate
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- ravenously
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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